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Market
Watch
Markets have made a definite turn-around.
Funds are now long and the weather remains dry. Acreage down on both corn
and beans will also support the market.
We still feel that you should start to
cover a portion of your new crop either with a cash contract or a basis
contract.
On another note, our new wet bin is
currently being built. It will be a bright, shiny addition and also will
help with space this fall.
Check
those Fields!
Go outside and take a look for insect damage and weed escapes. Corn
borer, wire worms, white grubs, root worms etc. are out this time of year.
Much of the early-planted corn has been stunted, stacked, or is yellowed.
This can be insect damage, dry, cool weather conditions, or soil or
sidewall compaction. If you have questions about your fields, give us a
call.
Seed Sales
Went Well
*Syngenta*Asgrow*DeKalb*
We had only two corn replants and no bean replants. Considering the
weather conditions, this was a very successful year! Won’t be long and
we’ll be placing orders for next year!
June
Weather Data
In South Bend, our average temperature
for the month of June was 53.8º. The highest temperature recorded was 93º
on June 20th. The lowest recorded temperature for the month was
49º on June 5th and 7th. Total recorded
precipitation for the month was 1.26 inches. This precipitation was
recorded as being produced on 15 days, just like last month. Did it seem
like it rained every other day in June? Not really!
SOURCE:
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
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Check Out that Corn!
Early-planted corn may be stunted
We have seen some corn this year that is seven-collars high, but only
about twelve inches tall! (At this stage of development, corn plants are
commonly up to two and-a-half feet tall) This year when measuring corn
plants for spraying you need to be especially careful to measure by
collar, not height. Be sure to include the first leaf from when the plant
came up. When using ALS herbicides (Accent, Beacon, Hornet, Option, etc.)
be extremely careful because this herbicide should not get into the whorl
of the corn plant.
This is going to be one BIG bin! All is going well.
Come Visit Us on the Web!
www.lakesfarmservice.com
Have you seen our new website yet? It is full of incredibly useful
information, links to some great places, updated daily grain bids, order
forms and much, much more! Let us know what you think!
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