2009-8-31
August turned out to be much wetter than normal, and the temperatures all summer have been cooler than normal. The soybeans have been suffering from a number of issues in isolated areas - too wet, white mold, sudden death, or the Japanese beetles. The corn appears to be doing quite well, but is loosing its color, and some of the early soybeans are starting to turn yellow in a few places. It will be interesting to see what the yields look like.
2009-8-7
2009-8-7
So much for being dry - 2 inches of rain today.
2009-8-5
It hasn't rained here in about 2 weeks now, and the soybeans are starting to look thirsty. The aphids have also started to feed on the soybeans in a few fields, so the sprayer has been out dealing with that. Surprisingly, the Japanese beetle population has been quite low this year.
2009-8-1
We had a family reunion this weekend, so we got some of the iron out for our urban relatives to inspect.
