August ended with 57% of the U.S. corn crop rated good to excellent, according to the USDA Crop Progress report released Aug. 31. The USDA reported 92% of the corn crop had reached the dough growth stage, 62% had reached the dented growth stage, and 13% was rated mature by the week that ended Aug. 30.
To understand August’s impacts on the corn crop, we asked Successful Farming® Crop Crew agronomists in some of the top corn-growing states to describe August in a single word, reflecting the crop’s progress, condition, and challenges in their regions as we approach harvest.
Below are their insights from the past month.
Fast
Brett Gordon, a Stine Seed Co. technical agronomist, described August as fast…