One day until official corn planting season

David G · Apr 11, 2018

April 12th is official start of season, we should be seeing soil temps in the mid to upper 50s, it is 35 here, snow predicted for next Sunday.

rrlund · Apr 11, 2018

Just curious as to who sets those dates? The universities,where they teach that global warming is real?

DeltaRed · Apr 11, 2018

Here(western Colorado),april 15 is supposed to be the 'magic number' for planting corn.Only the best of the best actually get there.This year,it's been so cold,I expect that date may be delayed a week. Me,usually not till early May.However,one year,I was done April 13. Planted 80 acres in 3 days with a Farmall SuperM.I still don't know how that happened!

rrlund · Apr 11, 2018

We always used to knock ourselves out to try to me done by May 10. I was done by May first one year,but anymore,I don't get excited about planting any before Mothers Day. I've had way too many poor stands from seed laying in cold wet ground or ground that gets crusted after it lays a long time. Get that ground temp up around 60-70 degrees,it'll pop right out of the ground in a few days.

Donald Lehman · Apr 11, 2018

Don't do much planting corn around here until around May 10th. Some years, May 10 th is a little early. Looks like this year might be one of them.

moresmoke · Apr 11, 2018

The insurance companies. Statistically, they won't have to pay out if you plant after that date.

john in la · Apr 11, 2018

So if I plant after that date and the seed does not grow because it is to cold what does the insurance company pay me.
To replant or for the crop.

Do they have a must be planted by date.

Part Time Pete · Apr 11, 2018

Here in Central NY we tried to have it in by May 10th. We usually plant our pumpkins Memorial Day weekend. Much sooner than that and the ground is too cold
Pete

sourgum · Apr 11, 2018

Believe, here (IN) corn that is crop insured has to be planted between April 11 & June 11.

hydro70guy · Apr 11, 2018

Every state is different but they have a begin and end date where crop insurance kicks in. If you plant before that date you are not covered if you have insurance.

4520BW · Apr 11, 2018

I would say in the next day or two the planters will be rolling here in Southern IN.

achesser · Apr 11, 2018

The most even stands of corn I see are planted when it is warm enough to pop out of the ground in 5 days. Then it seems to pass up the early planted.

rrlund · Apr 11, 2018

Yep,I've planted silage corn on a Friday around Memorial Day and could see it in rows from the road on Monday. Amazing how fast it pops up if conditions are right.

Oliver 500 Wa · Apr 11, 2018

My grandfather used to say "as soon as you can't see any snow on Silver Star Mountain, then you can plant". Silver Star is a ~5000 foot tall mountain about 8 miles east of me.

Worked for him and I still follow that rule too.

RGMartin · Apr 11, 2018

Ground temp is 33 degrees today at 4", and sopping wet. Going to be a while yet.

buickanddeere · Apr 11, 2018

We wait to plant corn so it is no more than 2 or 3 leaves high on the May 24 weekend .

tomNE · Apr 11, 2018

we like to plant the dryland, early in Nebraska to have the corn done blooming before the terrible hot weather hits! Last year. mother nature thru us a curve ball!

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