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Pioneer Leader - Eastern & Western - Ashley Storby, Field Agronomist
South-Central MN
Overall, the soybean crop looks to have good potential despite the environmental headwinds.
Crop Conditions — South-Central Minnesota
- Ashley Storby
Corn
- Some areas in south-central MN have received double their typical annual rainfall as of early August.
Ponding on a farm near Alden, MN - June 3.
- Above average rainfall during the growing season challenged corn planting and timely herbicide applications.
Ponding on a farm near Albert Lea, MN - June 22.
- Much of the corn crop in the above average rainfall areas is short in height.
Example of corn in the R1-R2 stage on August 2 near Waldorf, MN. Stress from saturated conditions produced corn with reduced height and low ear placement.
- Disease onset was early, particularly for common rust. Fluctuations in cool versus warm temperatures has been helpful in stalling disease progress as of early August.
Common Rust - June 25 - Hartland, MN.
- Corn rootworm beetle feeding has been evident in some locations.
- Overall beetle pressure appears to be very low, possibly a product of our saturated June conditions.
Wave pattern from corn roots unevenly reaching fall applied anhydrous. Mapleton, MN. June 5.
Corn in saturated conditions firing from N deficiency despite sufficient N application. Alden, MN. August 2.
Soybeans
- Soybeans endured the same challenges with timeliness of planting, spraying and replant as corn experienced.
- We did have pockets of soybean death from Phytophthora.
Phytophthora - June 25 - Lyle, MN.
Pioneer Agronomy Innovation Leader Mary Gumz
Pioneer Agronomy Innovation Leader Ken O'Brien
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