Weather

The crop has had enough stress, right? Unfortunately, Mother Nature is relentless and corn pollination is one of the most vulnerable times of the year.

Kirk Heinz and Michael Clark of BAMWX.com validated those fears on an episode of AgriTalk this week. 

For the last several months, the grain markets had to digest how an extremely wet spring plays out for prices. But how will the grain markets move with a hot and dry forecast?

After this spring’s deluge of rain, farmers might be wondering if there was any benefit in terms of reducing pest populations. For soybean cyst nematode (SCN), the unfortunate answer is no.

Unrelenting rains have kept corn growers from their fields this spring. With millions of acres left to be planted, an unprecedented decision time is around the corner.

One submerged within 10 seconds and the other broke apart after making contact and also sank.

Farmers are in a tricky spot because of excessive rain, and it’s likely going to keep coming. According to BAMWX meteorologists, farmers in the central U.S. will likely see 2” or more rainfall in the next 10 days.

While millions of corn acres lay unplanted, those farmers who did get in before major rain delays need to keep a close eye on those acres.