Some Issues in Early Corn

For many North Dakota growers, the early corn stands suffered some setbacks. “The beans are going in looking really good,” said Mike Clemens, who farms at Wimbledon, North Dakota. “Everybody’s just hammering those in, but everybody’s still sick about their corn. It all froze off. The cold, wet weather we had just didn’t really help it at all.” Despite the corn issues, Clemens does not expect much replanting. “I can think of several years we had 30 percent prevent planting. This year, I don’t think we’re going to have maybe one percent. It’s really pretty under control this year, the moisture still soaking in.”