- Mark Kerber, Livingston County: Planters rolled last week. Warm weather is finally here! Stands of corn after three weeks of 30-degree weather are in question. Topsoil for planting got dry last week as we put the planter a notch deeper. Looks like planting progress is 90% complete.
- Brent Clair, Adams County: Early corn looks to have been spared from recent cold snaps. Mid-April corn is close to breaking through. Soybeans are hit and miss. Focus turns to spraying, but with multiple days of gusty winds, it has been hard to find a good window. I guess that leaves hauling grain. There’s always something to do!
- Stephanie Liefer, Randolph County: The warmer weather is accelerating wheat head emergence, requiring fungicide application. This is always a challenge to get done timely as the perfect window for application is only about 36 hours. We started on Friday with ground spraying and over the weekend we had a drone spray some acres as well. As the forecast changes daily, with rain possibly being pushed off, we could wrap up planting any day.
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