‘With all this rain in July, my irrigation system is running pretty good,’ said every dry-land farmer in the area. It’s not been good hay weather, though. With the haze from the wildfire smoke brought cooler temperatures, which are welcomed as we are out making foliar applications with drones. Nutrition balance is the best protection against disease. With plant tissue tests we are able to monitor and adjust in-season. Sometimes it’s the little micronutrients like molybdenum that is the most limiting factor.