WEEKLY CROP PROGRESS AND PEST REPORT

FOR Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, and Wood County as of April 19, 2007.

Information provided by Alan Sundermeier and Mark Koenig

 

WEATHER AND SOIL MOISTURE

Excellent planting conditions from April 20-24.  Then over 1 inch rain started April 25, cool

WHEAT

Field improving and greening up, still some fields may be destroyed for corn

FORAGES

Alfalfa regrowing

SOYBEANS

None Planted

CORN

20% planted

GROWING DEGREE DATA

Growing degree and other local weather data can be obtained for Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center Hoytville Station Weather site at http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/centernet/stations/nwhome.asp. User can select start and end dates.

More Agronomic Information from Ohio State University Extension can be found at the Agronomic Crops Team Website or Crop Observation and Recommendation Network Newsletter which is a Weekly Agronomic Newsletter updated by Tuesday which summarizes current pest and cultural information for Ohio's Crop Farmers.

The current Ohio Crop Weather Report can be found at Ohio Ag Statistics.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

April, 2007