I read Ken Ferrie's (Crop Tech Consulting) latest article & he mentions there is replanting situations in western IL. Are you seeing this anywhere in IL?
Crop-Tech Consulting Research Agronomist Matt Duesterhaus says farmers in western Illinois are having to evaluate crops that were planted in early April, to determine whether to replant. “We got 4.5” to 5.5” of rain after Easter, then we went 14 consecutive days where we didn't get more than six GDUs on any given day,” he recalls. “So, we were planting in good conditions and avoided seed chilling coming out of the gate. But the seed sat in the ground for three weeks, and now we're struggling.” In some cases, farmers have already ripped out crops and replanted, while others are still trying to decide what to do. It’s an unusual situation this early in the season, Duesterhaus says, noting that replant decisions are usually made in late May or early June. “But with $6 corn and $14 beans, we want to get every bushel off of these acres,” he says. A replant decision for corn needs to be based 100% on yield at this point in the season, Ferrie says, and not on stand counts.
Here is entire article:
https://www.agweb.com/news/crops/corn/ferrie-beware-mothers-day-corn-and-soybean-massacre?mkt_tok=ODQzLVlHQi03OTMAAAF85U7xVSHmkIdqLNVp2lrY9P1SSIjBeQQ6dqsNbuXhXk-UXqa6iD4IiMpeQoyBetkAwr1hfC7JIDpCfUPo5tprOhfwX8x3hfijI2QqlX4a-jHweQ |