News From The Coffee Shop asked several Crop Professionals across Northeast Iowa to shed some light on the unusually early Spring weather and discuss the risks and rewards associated with getting seed in the ground early.
Be sure to check back over the next week to read what the local pros are saying! New valuable insight will be released daily!
By Adam White, Pioneer Seed Professional- Rowley, IA
319-325-1421
I am sure we have all heard of people around the state and throughout the Midwest that are already planting corn. As we look ahead at the next 7 days, the weather still seems to continue the above average temperature trend which will most likely encourage more growers to get into the fields.
We might not have any problems and this may be the year to get seed in the ground even earlier than normal, but looking at historical data, maybe we should still use a little caution. Besides the fact that crop insurance will not cover replant on any corn planted before April 11th or beans planted before April 21st, there are a few other dates to keep in mind. In both Cedar Rapids and Waterloo when looking at historical numbers, there is still a 90% chance that we will see temperatures fall to 28 degrees after March 31st. As for 32 degrees, there is a 90% chance that we will see that after April 10th in Cedar Rapids and after April 17th in Waterloo.
Looking at it another way, here is an Iowa map that highlights the historical average last killing spring freeze dates across the state (30 year average).
I have had conversations with some different farmers that are still cautious, but many of them have made the comment that this year just seems to feel a little bit different with the overall mild weather.Like every year, it will be interesting to see how things turn out between the crops that are planted really early, those planted somewhat early, and the crops that will still be planted on a normal schedule.
I don’t have any answers, but it is kind of interesting to take a step back and look at things on a more historical basis.
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