Most of the corn fields have moved into the reproductive stages.  All of them so far pollinated fairly well, except for the very end of the cob.  Chicot County will be scouted next week for irrigation termination.  It will probably only need a couple more irrigations.  The field in Mississippi County is looking much better but continues to be a little behind, while the field in Lawrence/Randolph County is really moving at a fast pace.  We will apply pre-tassel urea to that field next week.  I continue to scout for disease and still have not found much.   There is some common rust out there, but way less than in the past few years. Producers continue to do a great job with irrigation.

The grain sorghum fields look better and better every week.  The field in Woodruff County is approaching boot and should see some heads next week.  There is a little anthracnose in the field, but with the forecast being hot and dry, we decided not to spray a fungicide.  The field in St. Francis County received a very critical rain during boot.  We scouted the field on June 21, but it was hot and the wind was blowing, so we couldn’t scout for midge.  We checked again on early June 24 and did find some midge, so an insecticide application was recommended.