Thanks Jen.
C., NC IN is not fairing too bad but would certainly benefit from any sort of shower. Looks to be on the border of the better coverage in the QPFs.
As you get farther east and particularly into Ohio they really need it and I think it would still probably help most beans more than they want to admit, probably stabilize corn some.
So I was actually thinking more along the lines of the macro but would certainly be pleased with even a half inch. Upwards of an inch would probably come close to clinching it.
As for the WCB, I've seen several years where the soil moisture anomaly merely went from surplus to neutral through August and even though it produced nothing approaching a meteorolgical drought, beans, particularly later maturing ones, were disappointing.
So still a lot of yield in play there as well.
Rule of thumb- if you're mowing the lawn once a week in mid-august you're going to have a good bean crop.
I once had 3 Augusts in a row where I only mowed once and that was to knock down the buckhorn.
But you know what- there are worse businesses to be in in those circumstances- a friend of mine had a good lawn equipment sales business and that broke him. At least we got something- his business, even the shop, just died, even through the winters.
