Drought stress could lead to standability issues in corn this fall.
Peterson Farms Seed agronomist Rick Swenson covers the Dakotas and Minnesota and says they are starting to see top dieback, when leaves die earlier than normal from the top down.
“A couple weeks ago we saw a lot of stuff flaring from the bottom up, and now with this top dieback (stalks are being compromised). There was a wind event that came through, and some of those guys had some stalk lodging that took almost everything out in some cases.
