Producers Blog
Timely Rains
Jim Kolar (DSM, Region 3 – Western Nebraska)
What a difference a year can make! A year ago, every well was running in my area and this year the wells are just starting to run. I sure am glad that we didn’t follow the same weather pattern as last year at this same time. We saw many timely rains in my area that brought much needed rain to get the crops out of the ground.
The corn in my area has progressed very quickly with the recent moisture and heat that we had a couple of weeks ago. It seems that the corn has grown about three feet in the past two weeks. With cultivating, spraying, hilling and laying pipe, there hasn’t been much of a break for our district.
The corn is growing fast and now is the time to keep an eye on rootworm. If you have had rootworm problems in the past be sure to check the problem areas in your fields. It is also time to start looking for first generation corn borer; although I haven’t seen a problem with corn borer because of all the stacked corn that is being planted.
Now we need to keep the wind away and get some heat and moisture to help the crops continue to progress and I think we will have a good crop at harvest.
