Todd Easton Coles County May 14 2010: Farming activities were at a steady pace across Coles County at the beginning of the week until Monday evening rains stopped operations the northern part of the county and then Tuesday night rains halted the rest of the county. Cumulative rainfall for the area as of Friday morning was just short of an inch. Soybean planting has progressed rapidly ranging from around half done for many producers to nearly done for a few early birds. The very earliest planted soybeans are up and in the V1 stage and look to have good stands but the vast majority have not emerged yet. The majority of the corn crop is at or around the V3 stage this week and has been a bit pale thanks to the cooler weather but should green up and grow up pretty fast whenever the heat decides to show up. This past year has really made a bad case for global warming to say the least. Side dress and spraying activities for the corn have been going well and should start back up this weekend and get completed in a timely manner barring any significant rain events next week.
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