Starting with Tuesday of this week, weather conditions drastically improved and some of our wetter soils are starting to dry out some. While the change in the weather has been a welcome sight, it has not yet lead to a significant increase in planting. Most farmers are still willing to try and get their spring wheat seeded but the soil is still too wet.
According to the National Weather Service's website (http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/ggw/forecast.php) the forecast calls for the rest of the week to fairly decent with only a chance of rain but then chances for more rain beginning Monday and continuing through Friday. If the remaining days of this week are nice and the beginning of next week is as well, it should allow for some of these fields to dry out to the point where some more seeding can be done. If not, it may be another 2 weeks before fields would be suitable and, as such, farmers would be faced with even tougher decisions regarding whether or not to try and get a crop in this year.
The wet and windy conditions have also lead to problems trying to control weeds and diseases. Most of the days when it's not raining and temperatures are suitable for spraying, the wind has not allowed for it to happen. There are a few aerial applicators in the region and I am sure they are booked but there has not been much of an available window for them to spray.
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