A week of good weather finally is letting farmers either replant or finish planting. May weather was more like March and April weather while March and early April were warmer than normal. Some crops look good but many are still struggling and stands are quite variable. Wheat looks the best and likes cool wetter weather. Hay is finally started to get made. Now farmers are turning to spray spraying tweeds and get nitrogen (N) put on corn. With warmer weather, corn should start growing and have a better color. Microbial populations double with every 8-90F in soil temperature. This is good for getting nutrients into the plant and also in helping the plant with its N needs. For corn, N fertilizer prices are really high and corn prices are low, so putting on what N is needed and no more is the most economical. When N was cheap, the common rate was 1.2# of N per bushel of corn produced. So, for 200-bushel corn, a total N rate of 240# N was advised and for 250 bushel 300# N. With new cor...