Dutch, the rain has been around, but it has been very spotted.  For instance, just last night a couple of fields (where we were sowing wheat) got about 2 inches of rain, and other fields didn't get a drop.  I wanted to move the plow & drills today, but it was just too soupy....it is very difficult to fold the drills into transport when it is that wet, and besides I am just not in that big a hurry yet..the gravity wagon, while in an old one-way corner, is sitting in about 3 inches of water.  I would much rather have this "problem" though than to be dry sowing !!

I'm gonna give it a day or so to dry up, then move down the road.

Before last night, it was the same deal....very spotted rainfall.  All in all, though, the rains have been fairly timely. 

So you're gonna start defoliating early next week?  Hope that goes good for y'all.  Have a safe harvest.