Prior to the 2025 harvest season getting underway, fields in northern Warren County were setting up for one of the best crops ever in the early part of summer; however, Mother Nature is known for throwing a curveball, reports West Central FS Certified Crop Specialist Brendan Marshall.
“In the month of July things looked great. We started fungicide in corn and in soybeans, then that heat came. We had heat at the end of July, and we had an August southern rust that made its’ way up through here. So, I’m not doom and gloom here. The corn crop is better than expected to be from what was seen earlier. Soybeans on the other hand, I kept thinking in August we need another rain because of the way the pods were filling out, but there have been some very good yields in soybeans this year.”
Marshall added the hot summer nights attributed to the southern rust coming in at the end of July, with Black Tar Spot showing up late to the game, but fungicide application helped out the corn crop this year.
