US crop comments
It's a big place America. Here's a sample of what some US farmers are saying about their current situation taken from a popular message board I frequent. There are some striking differences:
4/23 - Northern Illinois: Wet wet wet. Glad I applied my nitrogen last fall. The large operators are panic stricken. Appling nitrogen with mud on the tank tires! Weather is looking worse in the 7 day instead of better. Grounds too cold, too wet, time to mow the YARD! BE SAFE.
4/23 - Fayette County, South Central Texas: Corn is all planted, oldest is waist high. Almost finished spraying Roundup. Had frost damage April 14, latest ever! Poor soils were looking bad but an inch of rain last Thursday got everything perked up. More rain needed this week.
4/23 - Allen County, Northeast Indiana: Just now getting fit to do any work here. Calling for some pretty cool temps first of next week, we will wait for warmer forecast to start planting. Planting rotation about the same 45% corn 45% beans and 10% wheat. Input cost up about 60%.
4/23 - West Central Ohio: Lots of planters rolling today in west central Ohio.
4/23 - Southwest Ohio: Went from soggy to dry in a short period. Finally got the cereal grains, mostly wheat, top dressed. Wheat looks very good unlike a year when most of it was killed and planted to corn. Planting has started in nice conditions. Fertilizer and spraying is hot and heavy in preparation for or following up planting.
4/22 - Rock County, Minnesota: Soil conditions are just about perfect now. I saw some corn planters going yesterday and we plan on starting today by mid-morning. Things have really turned around here in the last several days. We can put a lot of acres in a short amount of time. We are going 100% corn this year if the weather allows.
4/22 - Central New York: Weather is very warm. Ground Temp is 50+ in the Valley. Some people are planting corn now. Most all oats are in and all new seedings are in also. We need some rain real soon. Dairy pastures are not growing. Fire dangers are high, and there have been several bad grass fires already.
4/22 - North Central Iowa: Raining again—ground already to wet to do anything in the field. This will just add a few more days to the start of planting.
4/22 - Nobles County, Minnesota: Corn planters galore. Seems liked everyone is planting corn today. Things have really dried out. Coffee shop talk is that a lot more corn is going in again this year than soybeans. I guess I should plant more beans but already applied my Anhydrous.
4/22 - Central Minnesota: Started getting in the field this past weekend but no need getting excited ground temp, very cold yet. Frost still in some spots.
4/23 - Northern Illinois: Wet wet wet. Glad I applied my nitrogen last fall. The large operators are panic stricken. Appling nitrogen with mud on the tank tires! Weather is looking worse in the 7 day instead of better. Grounds too cold, too wet, time to mow the YARD! BE SAFE.
4/23 - Fayette County, South Central Texas: Corn is all planted, oldest is waist high. Almost finished spraying Roundup. Had frost damage April 14, latest ever! Poor soils were looking bad but an inch of rain last Thursday got everything perked up. More rain needed this week.
4/23 - Allen County, Northeast Indiana: Just now getting fit to do any work here. Calling for some pretty cool temps first of next week, we will wait for warmer forecast to start planting. Planting rotation about the same 45% corn 45% beans and 10% wheat. Input cost up about 60%.
4/23 - West Central Ohio: Lots of planters rolling today in west central Ohio.
4/23 - Southwest Ohio: Went from soggy to dry in a short period. Finally got the cereal grains, mostly wheat, top dressed. Wheat looks very good unlike a year when most of it was killed and planted to corn. Planting has started in nice conditions. Fertilizer and spraying is hot and heavy in preparation for or following up planting.
4/22 - Rock County, Minnesota: Soil conditions are just about perfect now. I saw some corn planters going yesterday and we plan on starting today by mid-morning. Things have really turned around here in the last several days. We can put a lot of acres in a short amount of time. We are going 100% corn this year if the weather allows.
4/22 - Central New York: Weather is very warm. Ground Temp is 50+ in the Valley. Some people are planting corn now. Most all oats are in and all new seedings are in also. We need some rain real soon. Dairy pastures are not growing. Fire dangers are high, and there have been several bad grass fires already.
4/22 - North Central Iowa: Raining again—ground already to wet to do anything in the field. This will just add a few more days to the start of planting.
4/22 - Nobles County, Minnesota: Corn planters galore. Seems liked everyone is planting corn today. Things have really dried out. Coffee shop talk is that a lot more corn is going in again this year than soybeans. I guess I should plant more beans but already applied my Anhydrous.
4/22 - Central Minnesota: Started getting in the field this past weekend but no need getting excited ground temp, very cold yet. Frost still in some spots.