Coshocton County in "okay" shape...

From the sounds and looks of things, Coshocton County's crops are doing okay heading into harvest season - especially compared to others across the state.

Last week I wrapped up all of my insect scouting...here's a recap of what I found.

Western Bean Cutworm (WBC): none found this year (thankfully), learn more about WBC

Western Corn Rootworm (WCR): 56 total trapped, not even close to threshold, make sure you're planting rootworm resistant varieties, learn more about WCR

European Corn Borer (ECB): many, many trapped, we stopped counting...of course, we pretty much knew they were here, but Extension hadn't officially documented them, just be sure you're planting resistant or transgenic varieties, learn more about ECB

More rain last week was helpful...

Last week's inch or so of rain was appreciated across the county. Sounds like most everyone east of I 71 got a good drenching rain and if the weather forecast holds true, we'll get more toward the end of the week.

Not much to report on the crop side other than what I've noted earlier...

A little rain, but not enough...

Parts of Coshocton County got a little wet yesterday (my house had only a couple tenths of an inch in the rain gauge), but we certainly could have used more.

Some corn is really starting to dry out while other corn is still very green.

Folks are mostly working on third cutting of hay and it's still looking pretty goo.

Soybeans in the county are in a mixed bag - either they're still looking pretty good or they're starting to droop. I'm heading out this afternoon to check the Western Corn Rootworm traps, so I'll check them out even closer when I'm out and about. The double-cropped beans are really struggling...

The crops are still growing, but still no rain...

The headline pretty much says it all. No significant changes to mention since last week's post. Hopefully tropical storm/hurricane Fay will bring some much needed rain our way.

Still waiting for rain...

Coshocton County crops are still waiting for a good rain. Some parts of the county received about two-tenths of an inch over the weekend, but not nearly enough to satisfy everyone.

After checking my Western Corn Rootworm traps again, I found 8 more in Keene Township. There was also one perched on my car door handle when I was out at my husband's family farm over the weekend - I'm pretty sure it was laughing at me.

Soybeans have been blooming for a few weeks and pods are developing. Corn is coming right along too.

Alfalfa looks really good - some farmers are still working on their second cuttings, while others are well into their third.

Could use a shot of rain...

For the most part, crops in the county are looking pretty good. We could use a shot of rain though.

There are several fields that never fully recovered from the spring/early summer flooding and water damage - but things are looking good compared to what I'm hearing and seeing in other parts of the state.

All field corn is either tasseling or will be in the next few days. I haven't found any Western Bean Cutworm moths in my trap yet - a few European Corn Borers, but now WBC.

Soybeans are really starting to fill in - and some are blooming. Last week I put out the First Year Western Corn Rootworm traps in a couple of bean fields - will check them on Friday for the first time.

Alfalfa throughout the county is looking very good. There's been a lot of second cuttings last week and the week before. Some questions are coming in about spraying for potato leaf hopper.

We're not a huge wheat-producing county, but the wheat we did produce has been harvested.

Coming right along...

When I came back from North Carolina I was pleasantly surprised to see a good bit of corn tasseling. After this weekend, I'd guess that about 25 to 30% is now tasseling. A good bit of corn I saw that was under water or damaged by water a few weeks ago has popped back and is doing fine - in some places.

Hay production in Coshocton County is pretty strong. Although some producers didn't get to their first cutting last week, there are others wrapping up their second cutting.

Soybeans are looking good right now too. They are in a variety of growth stages - but fields that had yellowish spots in them are greening up.

This week I'm putting traps in two county soybean fields to track western corn rootworm. They'll both be in the north central part of the county.

No activity in the Western Bean Cutworm trap yet.