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awd4cy said:
A lot of places in Iowa have been very fortunate to have so many great springs the last 5 years or so. Felt like we were due for a rough one. The worst part really is the lack of GDD units. If we go through the rest of the summer in the 70s and low 80s, it’s going to be a brutally late.
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We haven't had a decent spring since at least 2015 here. We started a guys golf trip to IC the first weekend of June in 2016 and I've made it there once and I barely made it then. This one was by far the worst, though.
 
Tre4ISU said:
To expand here, probably 50%+ of corn was planted in June in a wide area. First, people didn't plant their intended maturity of corn. Let's say it's 7 days earlier on average. Then, that corn will shorten it's maturity naturally due to when it was planted probably another 7 days. I'd say there's no less than 30 bushels there. Then, it was all mudded in and some drowned out again.
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And to expand on this, it will be a good year for the LP industry, to say the least.
 
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Tre4ISU said:
We haven't had a decent spring since at least 2015 here. We started a guys golf trip to IC the first weekend of June in 2016 and I've made it there once and I barely made it then. This one was by far the worst, though.
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I know NE Iowa has had rough springs the last couple, but for over half the state it’s been really good. A lot of record yields the last 4 years.
 
Tre4ISU said:
I'd get into corn if I was getting into something. This crop is going to be bad with the potential of absolutely awful. I think, once PP is accounted for, this will be a much worse crop than 2012.
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Argent should be buying big in EVERYTHING - increasing CO2 and climate change is going to be great for ag! Just ask him!
 
besserheimerphat said:
Argent should be buying big in EVERYTHING - increasing CO2 and climate change is going to be great for ag! Just ask him!
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Except the natural climate change is going into a very cold period. Regardless of CO2 levels. And yes I will be stockpiling some food as I don't eat a lot but going hungry is no fun.
 
I was joking that I should buy corn futures some time around Easter. Maybe I was right?

I wouldn't buy corn futures, as I don't want to lose my house, but I think it may have worked out this year.
 
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Tre4ISU said:
I'm NW and we just seem to be in a pocket that's been wet in the spring.
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Same. Last spring we didn't spin a tire til around May 10th and would get 1, maybe 2, good days of running for every 4-5 of sitting still waiting for things to dry. Still produced pretty good corn where we had the right practices so cant complain too much.
 
awd4cy said:
A lot of places in Iowa have been very fortunate to have so many great springs the last 5 years or so. Felt like we were due for a rough one statewide. The worst part really is the lack of GDD units. If we go through the rest of the summer in the 70s and low 80s, it’s going to be a brutally late harvest.
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It will probably get bloody hot at pollination time too....
 
cyfan10 said:
Same. Last spring we didn't spin a tire til around May 10th and would get 1, maybe 2, good days of running for every 4-5 of sitting still waiting for things to dry. Still produced pretty good corn where we had the right practices so cant complain too much.
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We planted a little on the 7th and then like the 17th I believe. That corn was decent. The rest wasn't good when you factor in drown outs. The 5 inches we got in June was a killer. That and the 100 mile an hour winds in places really hammered the corn. Beans were actually pretty good.
 
awd4cy said:
Maybe, that would suck, but at the same time staying cool the rest of the summer puts us in a bad place too. We can just hope for the best.
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Yeah, Ideally it's hot with consistent rainfall. I'm just hoping for the hot at this point. I just have zero confidence we're getting to insurance levels anyway.
 
awd4cy said:
A lot of places in Iowa have been very fortunate to have so many great springs the last 5 years or so. Felt like we were due for a rough one statewide. The worst part really is the lack of GDD units. If we go through the rest of the summer in the 70s and low 80s, it’s going to be a brutally late harvest.
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Cool years with late harvests (pending no freeze that hits too early) means massive crops. A later harvest due to cool weather has been phenomenal.
 
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