Corn's in.

A beautiful afternoon today as our parched corn was harvested.

Sadly it  didn't take as long as it normally would - as the yield is so low.

Corn - an update

The temperatures remain high and any slight breeze we get is very dry - it is already 100F in St Louis at 11am.

For crop followers, our corn is speeding towards maturity with these  record high temperatures and no rain.

An updated photo of ears of corn from our fields. 

An update from Mark 

"Due to the heat and dryness anywhere from 5-10 kernels per row that had pollinated, have not filled out and are a total loss. The ear on the left of the tape had great potential but the heat during pollination led to only a handful of kernals on the ear actually pollinating. We will have some corn- many fields in the area are likely near  zero yield and the dairy farmers have been chopping silage for days as the corn is rapidly drying down in the heat"

An update from me

It may be too late to save the corn crop- but I can't wait for the temps to drop and some rain to clear the dust and freshen the garden. I am over this heat.

Corn - a reality

The heat has taken a huge toll on the corn crop this year all over the corn belt. We have had 10 days here over 100F- not heard of in our area since 1936. 

The rain here on Sunday was too late to really help.  

Mark picked some samples yesterday from our fields and also from some neighbours

Local corn

Our corn

Normally at this stage of growth it would be looking more like the sample fourth from the left.

Talk on the local radio as I drove to yoga this morning was about the impact this will have on the price of grain for farmers  and subsequently the price of food for consumers.

I live with a grain trader, who is always talking about crops.  I know this happens all the time around the world and I am aware of the severe droughts that occur in Australia. It is part of our life there.

However,  living in the country really brings it home.

Would anyone else like to comment on their corn corp?