Once planting is finished, I will evaluate where I need to replant. The cool, wet weather caused the fields planted first to take a couple weeks to emerge. In fact, some soybean fields planted more recently emerged more quickly than early-planted soybeans. Fortunately, all my soybeans have emerged fairly well so far, even in areas that flooded after heavy rains in mid-May. However, some corn fields didn’t handle the water as well, and I will have to replant some areas. I can tell that the tiling I did early this spring helped these fields drain better than before.

We are finally getting some warmer weather, which means that crops planted in late May and early June will likely grow quickly and not be very far behind earlier planted fields in their development.
The warmer weather also means that it is time for me to make hay this season. Based on the weather, it looks like I will be trying to make hay, finish planting and replanting, and side-dressing corn with nitrogen all at the same time. To side-dress, I apply dry urea, a form of nitrogen with a stabilizer added to protect it from volatilization, by broadcasting it over the corn when it is 15 to 20 cm, or 6 to 8 inches, tall. Again, this will be a serious time management challenge.
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