Tag: fertility

As we near the end of May, our earliest planted corn in the state is approaching tassel (VT) and reproductive growth, and our latest planted corn is near the V5 growth stage. Top/Side-dress nitrogen applications are now on most producers’ minds and actively going out where we can apply in between rain events. A few […]

As of this week approximately 60% of our corn crop is silking. Tassel/R1 (Silk) is the most water sensitive growth stage of corn, if irrigation is available we need to ensure that we are irrigating corn 2 inches per week minus what is captured through rainfall.  In terms of our non-irrigated acreage, yield will suffer […]