Michigan remains dry. In this week’s Drought Monitor, there was little change from last week for the state.
Dan Cable, field sales representative for Specialty Hybrids in southeastern Michigan, says despite it being dry, it’s been helpful for crop maintenance.
“For the most part, things look pretty decent in my part of the world,” he said. “Lots of corn’s been getting side dressed, and the stuff that’s been getting side dressed and getting a knife run through it is really jumping—probably helps to get some air in the ground. I don’t see any real serious weed escapes. At this point, I’m feeling fairly optimistic.”
The lack of moisture has caused problems for farmers spraying.
“There has been some chemistry issues with chemistry that was short because of the pandemic,” said Cable. “It seems like guys have used some things that they haven’t used before on recommendations, and there’s been some corn that’s been burned a little bit, but it’s come out of it. The other thing is it may have been because some of it was sprayed when it was extremely hot too—may have put some oil-based chemistry on some of this corn that didn’t do it any favors—but everything’s bouncing back.”
With rain in the forecast for Friday, Cable is hopeful some parts of the state can catch a shower to push development along.
For more information, contact your local Specialty Hybrids field sales representative.
