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W Texas | A difficult question to answer, as it is based on so many factors. It depends more on planting date, weather pattern, and maturity rating than wheat does. Corn typically has a maturity rating anywhere from 85 to 120 days.
For instance, some southerners will plant short season (90) day corn at high populations to miss the hotter summer weather. Some southerners will plant medium to long season corn late (July 1) so that the corn will be pollinating and grain filling in the cooler fall weather. This is especially true on irrigated farms. I plant corn later, behind wheat or barley (Trans-pecos Texas).
Far northern farmers often plant shorter season varieties, as well.
For the most part, the bulk of the central and southern corn areas have been made or broken by now. Some northern states apparently have excellent corn prospects right now, whereas some are in need of rains soon to avoid poor yields or outright failure.
I follow the corn crop on here, as well. Every year it seems like it dies a dozen deaths up in the Corn Belt, lol. This time it seems like people are not crying wolf. | |
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When is it too late for the corn crop?
