Across the
Corn Belt, cool, dry weather prevails. Frost Advisories were in effect Friday morning
in parts of the western Corn Belt, possibly burning back emerging corn.
Meanwhile, soils remain too wet across large sections of the eastern Corn Belt
to support corn and soybean planting operations.
On the
Plains, Freeze Warnings and Frost Advisories were in effect earlier Friday across
western Kansas, eastern Colorado, and large sections of Nebraska. However, it
is advantageous for winter wheat that crop development is behind schedule, with
only 14% of the Kansas crop headed by May 5—well behind the 5-year average of
41%.
Continue reading Drier weather briefly settles into the Corn Belt at Brownfield Ag News.
