SHARING OPTIONS:
There is an urgency now to get spring crops sprayed for weeds, disease and possibly growth regulation.
Enough rain now: While rain was needed in May, most tillage regions have now received well above their monthly long term average, some are almost twofold and this is causing difficulties in getting work done.
Most spring crops have recovered well from the early dryness, but some still show yellow patches in fields, which may be more to do with lack of growth than element deficiency.
A few weeks ago work was generally up-to-date on tillage farms. Now, a lot of spring barley crops are waiting on their first fungicide, as broken weather continues to delay application. The same can be said of fungicide application to all winter crops.