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6/6/2025

Leaning Corn

By Dairyland Seed Agronomy Team

Recent storms, intense wind, and heavy rain affected some of our Dairyland Seed marketing area. It left not only damage to trees, homes, and buildings, but also to our crops, especially corn.

In certain areas we had up to seven inches of rain which in and of itself is another topic. Most corn would appear to be in the V5 through V8 stages of development. We had slight to severe leaning depending on location and stage of growth. Most observations seemed to be simple leaning and little to no brittle or green snap. The corn was young enough and soil loose and wet enough to let the plant lean and not break. This is good news since the plants are young, they will “right” or reorient themselves.

By the time some of you receive this newsletter we may not have even noticed there was an issue. Usually, this process will take four to five days. Why is this? Plants respond in many ways to environmental conditions. One of those mechanisms is geotropism -- the plant’s response to gravity. The plant will elongate on the leaning side of the plant much like the differential on a car would operate. The other response will be increased or elongated root on the leaning side. In most cases the plant will adjust and not affect yield or performance.

If you are in an area of more severe damage, please feel free to contact a Dairyland Seed service representative, and we will be happy to look at your field.