"With about 2 inches of rain in the last two weeks and some weather in the 80s, we should be set up for good growth." ...

Early in the plants’ life, between emergence through V8, corn roots need to be the same ... Timely rains can help reduce the impact of uneven growth, moving forward. “The moisture we got ...

As planting season progresses across North Dakota, early scouting of corn and ... development and uneven stands. Soybeans are similarly affected by soilborne pathogens during early development. The ...

Once in the ground, corn seeds must imbibe 50% of their weight in ... Anything that inhibits uniform and consistent moisture around the seed can hinder emergence and lead to uneven stands. Plants that ...

As long as seeds are not soft and showing signs of rotting, they can produce healthy plants. In 2002, much of the corn planted in ... compaction resulting in uneven emergence.

NAPERVILLE, Illinois, June 10 (Reuters) - Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture rated an above-average 75% of the U.S. corn crop ... dropped that to 4.25. Uneven emergence from the ...

Usually within 10 to 14 days after emergence, the sorghum plant has three fully expanded leaves and is only 3 to 4 inches tall. If a preemergence herbicide was not applied prior to or immediately ...

May is a good month to evaluate corn emergence as ... Research shows that evenly spaced plants are in the best position to capture available sunlight. In fields with uneven plant spacing ...