NDSU Extension Agronomist Clair Keene describes the state’s corn crop as ‘highly variable.’ While many fields look good, drought stress is also evident. Keene cited ears that are very small or not completely filled out. Low-levels of corn smut are common, which is another indication of drought stress during pollination. Stalks also thinner than normal and may be vulnerable to lodging when the crop dries down. Keene doesn’t expect the top-end corn to push past 200 bushels an acre. “Fair-to-good fields, I’m estimating to be around 120-to-170 bushels per acre; I estimated 80-to-120 bushels on the poor-to-very poor fields.”
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