June 1, 2008
May 15 to June 1 Cumulative CHU*: 186
There are some with yellow cotyledons, possibly from the cool temperatures but no damage.
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June 5, 2008
May 15 to June 5 Cumulative CHU*: 241
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June 11, 2008
May 15 to June 11 Cumulative CHU*: 295
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June 16, 2008
May 15 to June 16 Cumulative CHU*: 344
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June 20, 2008
May 15 to June 20 Cumulative CHU*: 428
- Had to move image location over about 30 centimeters. Earlier location ran over by the sprayer and did not look good!
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June 24, 2008
May 15 to June 24 Cumulative CHU*: 520
- 2.42" of rain since May 15th
- Should have the 2nd trifoliate out by the end of the day (V2 stage)
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June 30, 2008
May 15 to June 30 Cumulative CHU*: 642
- 115 mm of rain
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July 5, 2008
May 15 to July 5 Cumulative CHU*: 725
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July 9, 2008
May 15 to July 9 Cumulative CHU*: 818
V3 stage, just starting flowering on some plants
(Height measured in inches)
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July 15, 2008
May 15 to July 15 Cumulative CHU*: 938
(Height measured in inches)
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July 25, 2008
May 15 to July 25 Cumulative CHU*: 1130
- 259 mm rain
(Height measured in inches)
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July 29, 2008
May 15 to July 29 Cumulative CHU*: 1246
- 264 mm of rain
(Height measured in inches)
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August 5, 2008
  
May 15 to August 5 Cumulative CHU*: 1394
Lots of plants are in R3 stage.
- 277 mm of rain
(Height measured in inches)
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August 12, 2008
  
May 15 to August 12, 2008 Cumulative CHU*: 1554
For comparison, May 31 to August 12, 2007 (when we seeded last year's beans) the CHU were 1469.
These images show top pod development at about 2 inches. Growth stage is now into R5.
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August 20, 2008
  
May 15 to August 20, 2008 Cumulative CHU*: 1718
Growth stage is between R5 and R6
Leaf drop on bottom 20" (50 cm). Center image shows the top pods.
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August 28, 2008
 
May 15 to August 28, 2008 Cumulative CHU*: 1856
Full R6 staging - Full seed - pod filled with green seed in 1 of 4 upper most pods.
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September 6, 2008
May 15 to September 6 Cumulative CHU*: 1979
- 315 mm of rain
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September 12, 2008
May 15 to September 12 Cumulative CHU*: 2038
- 318 mm rain
- Staging is R8 (most plants have a brown pod on the stem)
- You can almost see the yellow patches grow during the day.
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September 19, 2008
 
May 15 to September 19 Cumulative CHU*: 2127
- 321 mm of rain
Staging is R8
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September 26, 2008
 
May 15 to September 26 Cumulative CHU*: 2195
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October 2, 2008
May 15 to October 2 Cumulative CHU*: 2229
- We will be doing a moisture test on this field either Saturday or Monday. We are at 99% leaf drop.
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October 14, 2008
October 14
- We received 2-3 inches of snow over the last 2 days, with 160 acres of soybeans in the field (all standing). We haven't seen any lodged patches.
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October 18, 2008
- Harvest started October 3rd, and finished on October 18th.
- We received 2 inches of rain, 3 inches of snow, and actually combined for 4 days.
- Soybean grade would be a 1 or 2.
- Average yield across 440 acres was 28.4 bushels per acre, with moisture ranging from 10.8 to 14.7%.
- Harvest losses were around 1 bushel per acre (pods too close to the ground).
- 2008 Inoculant Trial Data Sheet [PDF file]
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