The Longest Yard

A few quick notes from my field checks over the last week:

• I picked May 20 for a GDU date, as that turned out to be right in the middle of the corn planting window.

  • GDU’s to maturity:

    • 8859 - 2040

    • 9188 - 2170

    • 9492 - 2350

    • 9624 - 2300

• May 1 planted acres are @ full dent, while June 10 planted acres are maybe a bit past blister stage.

• Anything planted before the rain returned back in May, is at some stage of denting. 400 GDU’s to maturity.

• Some solid GDU accumulation to come yet over the next week:

• Next full moon date:

  • Tue. Sept. 17

  • If you ascribe to any “old wives tales”, this is our highest risk date for a hard frost.

  • If a full moon meets a clear sky and a cold snap.