Aug. 4: Not seeing any disease pressure

Finally, a cold front moved through to pull the heat and humidity out of the air and make for much more comfortable conditions. Fortunately, no severe storms accompanied the passing; instead, we ended up with showers and an inch of rain. This actually put us above average for rainfall in July, thus relieving any drought conditions in our area. After some vacation time we’re back at baling hay and mowing roadsides. We’re not seeing any disease pressure in either corn or beans at this time. Markets are soft, fully expecting the large crop that appears to be coming.