As we passed noon we arrived in NW Iowa. Our stop was on the Plymouth/Sioux Co line. This area had been wet early but it has turned dry. 34,000 ppa at V8. The area also had a small coverage SEVERE hail.
We crossed into Nebraska at Sioux City. Our next stop was in Dakota County. The field was at V7 and only 29000 ppa. The area was moist and had been wet most of the spring. They were still planting beans in a few areas. The corn was really variable from V1 to V10 in Eastern Nebraska.
Our final stop of the day was in Dodge Co at Winslow. There wasn't a girl on the corner in a flat bed Ford. Sorry poor attempt at humor. The field was irrigated however the pivot has not run this season. The corn in this field looked great at 33,000 and V9. As we headed to Fremont just 5 miles away, they had received an enormous rain recently. There were several fields with water damage.
We ended the day with dinner and a good conversation with Marvin Hodgson. Marvin has worked in the grain industry for 35 years and is a very trusted resource. Marvin confirmed what we saw but helped us out by letting us know that the closer you get to Lincoln, NE the drier it is and the pivots are running there.
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