It is nice to hear from you, Sebas. We finished planting the first week of May. We have not been able to get back in the field to check soybean emergence because of frequent rain. I am in southern Minnesota USA.
Hi Sebas. Welcome. What yields are you expectingIJ We are near Horsham in western Victoria in Australia. We are sowing wheat and lentils at present and will harvest them in December. To; Tom Russell. Sorry that I have not got back with the isolator switch prices but will do so shortly. Cheers
I live in Central Illinois, USA. Some of the April planted corn is near 4-5 feet tall or just 2 weeks away from begining to tassle. The May rain patterns causes delays though, as some wet fields have recently been planted to corn which is just spiking out of the ground. Soybeans are still being planted, but some earlier planted fields have 3rd trifoliate leaves pushing. Wheat harvest has began in southern Illinois, but I have not heard of any yields yet. Many areas are still cleaning up after tornadoes that wrecked through Illinois this spring. Flora and Clay City on Route 50 recently received a bad tornado that uprooted trees while leveling grain bins and machine sheds.
Still planting corn here. Early corn is about 1 meter tall. Here we expect a good barley and wheat production, weather was good for that crops. Not sure about corn some of the early planted have hydric stress and we had a plague of worms ( sorry, don't know the correct name in english).
Tom, heavy duty isolator switch is AUD$ 90 or about US$63. Expensive, yes, except when there are showers of sparks every where and you can't get the battery terminals off, or you switch the combine on and discovered you have blown the electronics with that 2 minute welding job! Cheers.
ewbeye, just was through south Pekin today along Il River and noticed a field of wheat cut (bottom ground). Some no-till_roundup ready bean fields have been sprayed. As it stands here in central Il on the other side of the river, we are looking at cutting wheat possibly in 2 wks. If weather warms up and a gentle breeze and no rain or humidity, possibly sooner. And I second the corn report.
Here's a site that shows a map of harvest on the plains as it is now proceeding. www.hpj.com_ on High Plains Journal site;sorry no direct link. I think harvest usually starts in Texas around the end of May and progresses north as it ripens.
Sebas, are you wondering if hydric is the correct wordIJ I havent seen the word hydric used anywhere in many years so I really dont know how to use it correctly. When talking about crops, we usually say they are too wet (flooded, under water, etc) or too dry (drought or droughty). Here is what my spell checker says about hydric: hydric hydric (handn697;drandn301;k) adjective Relating to, characterized by, or requiring considerable moisture.
Thank you. After walking through a salvage yard and seeing rows and rows of burned combines, US$63 is not very much money to spend to keep the fire department away. Do you know the brand name of the switch you useIJ Feel free to email if you wish.