The warmer pattern will continue at least into the start of October across Ohio.

The remnants of Florence went mainly east of Ohio with only light rainfall amounts. Temperatures will heat back up into the 80s for much of the rest of this week. Normal highs are in the 70s and lows in the 50s. We expect highs this week mostly in the 80s and lows in the 60s to near 70.

The next rainfall system will move across the region later Friday or this weekend. Another system will move through by the middle or the end of next week.

Although the growing season is winding down, we are still receiving some reports of insect activity and damage in soybeans.  At this point, the risk is mainly to late-planted or double-cropped beans that are still maturing and still green when other fields are yellowing.  Late-season soybean aphids, which feed on sap, do not cause yield drag after seed fill is complete.  Stink bugs, grasshoppers, Mexican bean beetles, and bean leaf beetles can feed on pods later in the season.  

Remember the old adage … Garbage in = Garbage out.  Many of us use our yield data to make additional management decisions on our farms such as hybrid or variety selection, fertilizer applications, marketing, etc.  Data from an uncalibrated yield monitor can haunt us for many years by leading us into improper decisions with lasting financial affects.  In today’s Ag economy we can ill af