Tridge summary
Michigan crops have seen a decline over the past week, but progress remains ahead of last year and the five-year average. Corn is being treated for fungicide to combat vomitoxin and tar spot, with 65% rated good to excellent. Soybeans are in the R3, R4 stages, with 59% rated good to excellent. Winter wheat is 90% harvested, sugarbeets are 84% good to excellent, and dry beans are 42% good to excellent. The second cutting of alfalfa is 77% complete, and the third cutting is at 20%. Early apple harvest has started, and peaches and blueberries are still being picked. Heavy rains have caused significant damage and diseases in vegetable crops.
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Michigan crops declined over the past week while progress is ahead of last year and the five-year average. Sanilac County farmer Scott Wilson tells Brownfield, “The soybeans are well into the R3, R4 production stage.” “Corn is currently being sprayed for fungicide to kind of help mitigate any vomitoxin and tar spot issues,” he says. “It remains to be seen if this is a little early for tar spot.” AUDIO: Scott Wilson The USDA says corn is rated 65 percent good to excellent with 69 percent of the crop silking and eight percent in the dough stage. Soybeans are 77 percent blooming and 34 percent setting pods, with 59 percent of the crop good to excellent. Winter wheat in Michigan is 90 percent harvested. Sugarbeets are rated 84 percent good to excellent. Dry beans are 69 percent blooming, 25 percent setting pods, and rated 42 percent good to ...
Source: Brownfield Ag
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