It was a long, hot week in our area just ahead of our great nation’s birthday. While daytime temps were in the upper 90s, humidity levels were high and winds were fairly calm, so the plants didn’t stress too much. The weekend brought in some timely showers across most of the county to help provide some relief — for both the plants to cool down overnight and us! Quite a bit more fungicide has been applied to both corn and beans. The preferred application method for corn continues to be helicopter, but there have been a few drone operators sprinkled in here and there. Much of the double-crop soybeans have now overtaken the wheat stubble and looking like they are off to a strong start.