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It was hot and wet in the South, but despite the trying weather conditions, Kevin’s growers had a great season with excellent corn and soybeans yields.

Growers who had issues with Roundup herbicide resistant pigweeds in 2011 should try planting from the Stine® LibertyLink® lineup next season. If weeds are not resistance to Stine® Genuity® Roundup Ready®, growers can choose from a large selection of both Stine® Genuity® Roundup Ready® and Stine® Genuity® Roundup Ready® 2 Yield® soybean varieties. When deciding on corn hybrids, Kevin notes that 9806VT3PRO, 9808VT3PRO and 9810VT3PRO did exceptionally well in 2011 and he highly suggests them for next year.

Call your Regional Sales Agronomist today! It’s never too early to make 2012 seed decisions.

Down in the mid-south (Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee), farmers have been done with corn harvest for a couple of weeks. Planting was done early this year, and farmers are now harvesting cotton. It was very hot and dry in this area this year, which has resulted in corn yields that are extremely high. Corn is often irrigated here, and farmers that used irrigation were able to beat the heat and are enjoying outstanding yields.

The soybean harvest is just getting started in the mid-south, but the early reports are very good. Beans that were planted late still have a ways to go and those farmers are currently harvesting cotton.

Corn yields in Eastern Illinois vary from very good to very poor, because of the amount of rain that fell in low-lying areas. Corn yields range from 120 to 220 bushels per acre. Most farmers are wrapping up corn harvest and moving on to beans. I’m pleasantly surprised that beans are yielding amazingly well in this area.

This year’s harvest is a lot earlier than last year’s. At this time last year, most farmers hadn’t even started to harvest their fields but this spring’s early planting dates allowed farmers to get in the fields much sooner. There has been a little too much rain to get maximum yields, but we are still pleased with the reports we are receiving.

Harvest is only a few weeks away and most growers in the mid-south are fighting a losing battle against glyphosate-resistant pigweeds. Herbicide resistance has been an issue in the Deep South for many years but growers are starting to take notice now that the problem has crept into their own fields. Many growers I’ve spoken with have decided to plant Stine LibertyLink soybeans next spring to help fight the glyphosate-resistance.

I came across the article “Mid-South tour ominous eye-opener” in the Delta Farm Press. The writer makes a few key points about herbicide resistant weeds, and I hope you’ll take a few minutes to read it.

Much needed rain came early last week in most areas of the mid-south, giving growers some welcome moisture to finish soybean planting. Soybean growth stages range from just being planted to R6 (Full Seed). Early planted dryland beans benefited from the rain as more blooms should allow for more pod set. Many growers I visited with in eastern Arkansas are battling resistant pigweeds; many have post sprayed at least twice, adding different herbicides to their glyphosate in hopes of getting some control. It has not always worked. Many growers are already asking to plant LibertyLink soybeans in 2011 to help with this resistance problem.

Stine corn hybrids are looking very good with high expectations for this coming harvest. Most corn is at full dent and will reach black layer shortly. Expect harvest to begin by the third week of August. Noticed a benefit from new VT3Pro hybrids as compared to VT3 in helping control corn earworm, allowing for better tip fill. Hot dry weather could affect grain fill on some later planted fields, but I expect a very good corn crop overall.

East central Illinois crop conditions are widely varied, with most corn pollinated and grain fill just beginning to nearly done.  I am expecting wide variations in yield due to ponding and nitrogen deficiency. Highest yields will more than likely come from best drained fields and be directly related to root development. Many fields look to have poor root development due to excessive moisture in June. We will just have to see if this could cause harvest issues this fall. Proper hybrid selection for soil type will pay big dividends this fall!