A three-day window opened up for planting mostly corn acres in the area last week. Several good days were quickly followed by a regional shower, anywhere from 0.5 inches to 1.4 inches. Ground was just starting to get fit when a heavy 2.5-inch to 4-inch rain came through the area Sunday night into Monday. Corn planted before this last rain will likely be challenged in places, but time will tell. It will be a few days before we get back into the field, but the 7-10 day forecast looks promising to dry things out quickly. Last Friday I had the opportunity to be on a roundtable discussion with Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins emphasizing the need for the administration to make meaningful action on a variety of topics including trade, biofuels and high input prices among others.