Record Cool Weather

The cool temperatures are starting to concern farmers.

It is taking all the stress off the crop but it is growing so slowly if any at all. It is like my crop stopped growing.

Dad told me about a year in the 30's like this when they had snowflakes in July while cultivating corn. That must have been near the year that dad told me that buckwheat saved the farm.

Now we have had nothing that bad here and the GDD records for SW Ohio aren't that bad.

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING SUNDAY, JULY 12
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Region :Temperature: Precipitation :Growing Degree Days 1/
:-----------------------------------------------------------
:Last : :Last : :Since: :Last : :Since:
:Week :Dev. :Week :Dev. :Apr.1:Dev. :Week :Dev. :Apr.1:Dev.
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: Degrees -------- Inches ------- -------- Days -------
:
Northwest :69.6 -3.6 0.82 0.07 12.55 0.40 139 -18 1,342 -35
North Central :68.8 -3.9 0.83 0.06 11.66 -0.88 133 -22 1,337 -1
Northeast :67.3 -3.4 0.59 -0.34 11.46 -1.25 124 -19 1,226 -32
West Central :71.2 -2.5 2.02 1.23 13.89 0.34 149 -12 1,466 22
Central :71.2 -2.4 1.03 0.22 12.98 -0.50 149 -11 1,521 57
Central Hills :69.0 -2.9 0.39 -0.54 11.68 -1.80 135 -16 1,364 19
Northeast Hills :68.9 -3.0 0.22 -0.82 11.27 -2.07 134 -16 1,348 -15
Southwest :72.1 -2.4 0.80 -0.06 14.53 -0.10 156 -10 1,594 62
South Central :71.5 -2.9 1.18 0.35 16.60 3.44 152 -11 1,609 45
Southeast :70.2 -2.8 0.40 -0.50 13.39 0.09 143 -13 1,505 44
STATE :70.1 -2.9 0.84 -0.01 13.13 -0.11 142 -14 1,442 19

Maybe we expect too much?

Of course we do but we are still concerned. The good thing is AC bills are down, we are sleeping better and I have been wearing long sleeve shirts to scout in which I should be anyhow! Usually it is just too hot to wear them.

"B. Climate
1. What kind of weather does the commodity like?
Soybeans like warm weather and lots of sun.

2. Is there a specific condition the commodity needs (full sun, shade, etc.)?
Soybeans need lots of sun and moderate amounts of rain. Soybeans can withstand dry weather better than many crops.

3. Are there ideal temperatures the commodity needs?
The ideal temperature for soybeans is 80-90 degrees Fahrenheit."

I know God will take care of us and we should relieve ourselves of worry.

That is hard to do some days!

Ed Winkle