After a delayed start due to excessively wet field conditions, corn planting progress in Indiana accelerated during the past three weeks as the rains subsided (Fig. 1).

That’s the good news. The bad news is that the rains have subsided (Fig 2). That fact plus mid-summer temperatures, low humidity levels, and frequently windy days have combined to quickly dry out surface soil in many fields (Fig. 3) and the young corn crop is feeling the effects.

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