From the Field Crop Report for May 3

Northeast South Dakota

James Keltgen

Planting is in full force. Most small grains are finished. Soil temps are finally warming again. Corn is being planted nearly everywhere in the northeast, except where high snowfall totals fell. Some places received 4 to 6 inches of snow last week with total moistures of nearly 2 inches. Where little moisture was received, soil conditions are ideal!

Southeast South Dakota

Ramie Coughlin

We have corn planters moving now that the weather has cleared! Approximately 5% of our corn acres have been planted as last week rain and snow fell across southeastern and East Central South Dakota.

Northern Minnesota

Ken Highness

Waiting!

Southern Minnesota

Brandon Wendlandt

May Day brought with it 1 to 2 inches of rain throughout much of southern Minnesota. Snow fell in a few western parts of the state, including in Sanborn, where I made this little snowman for our Latham® dealers.

Greg Mair

About 5% of the corn acres in Wisconsin have been planted.  This past week was not suitable for planting as most of the state received around 2” of rain during the past 7 days.  If the forecast holds true, we will see planters back in the field Friday at the earliest.

Northwest Iowa

Darin Chapman

Technology has come a long way to help us achieve ultimate seed placement! This technology pairs well with Latham Hi-Tech Seed’s FieldXField^TM program. I’m excited to be teaming up with Latham’s Technical Agronomist Phil Long on a multi-hybrid research project.

Cory Greiman

Craig Haaland

Our area received about 3/4″ of rain on Sunday and Monday. The temperature of these wet soils was only in the upper 30s this week, but the soils are warming now that the sun is shining for the second consecutive day.

Jerry Broders

With the wet and cold weather we had from last Thursday through Monday, soggy fields created planting delays. We could not plant, but there are always things that can be done on the farm. Several operators are hauling grain to market, and the Squires family finished restoring Kenny Squires 1466 over the weekend. Never a dull moment when you’re a farmer!

Bart Peterson

With the return of warmer weather, corn is starting to pop out of the ground near Rolfe in West Central Iowa. This field of LH 5095 VT2 PRO was planted April 11.

Seedlings have been slow to emerge due to so many days of wet, cold weather. This week I dug around in a field of Latham L2248 LibertyLink soybeans that were planted on April 22. Their sprouts are about a half-inch long, so I expect they’ll pop through soon given this week’s forecast.

Central Iowa