A dry window finally broke open March 22 through April 4 for the first time in a month. With three straight years of late-March beans paying off, soybean planters rolled and a few corn planters. Steady showers coupled with the last round of storms and wind April 17 has put us out of the field for the last two to three weeks. First-planted corn and soybeans have emerged and look great overall. After getting back in the fields this week there will be a big hard and fast push to get a planting season that is recently considered “late” wrapped up ASAP. A good, dry week of 80 degrees and sun would go a long way.