Todd Easton Coles County July 22 2011: The most used word of the week has clearly been hot as temperatures seem unrelenting across the area. The corn and soybean fields are showing signs of stress in some places which means the heat is probably having some adverse effects on final yields. The grass in the yards is also beginning to turn brown which is another good sign that we need some moisture and cooler temps sooner than later. Hopefully chances of rain that are forecast over the weekend and beginning of the next week will pan out. Pollination is nearing completion for the entire corn crop and producers are hoping the heat did not have a significantly adverse effect but it is too soon to tell. As fungicide applications in the corn fields near completion applicators are turning their attention to soybean field fungicide application as some of the earlier fields are nearing the full pod stage. I can’t stress enough as the heat wave continues take it slow and easy outside.
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