Have one farm where the wind hit the corn really hard earlier this year--------laid a lot nearly down.  Having to run only one direction in order to get all the ears-----monitor will show 20bu less running in same direction as corn is laid.

Finding that the bottom one foot of the stalks are really powdery.......not strong.  If don't come into the rows straight, for example, the snouts will break off the stalks, as compared to merely bending them.

All the breaks are within a foot of the ground.

Interior tissue of that area of stalks is soft, and powdery.

Rest of stalks--from one foot to top of stalk---- are solid and tough...........ie the usual stalk that one would expect.

Stalks were still pretty green until about 1-2 weeks ago............planted late May, early June.  Still lots of green........but stalks seem really dry.  No moisture coming up on tires like elsewhere from running on the stalks.

No visible signs of bugs.

No toxic chemicals of any kind were used on the field.

Same variety of corn planted elsewhere, with none of this problem.

This farm will probably still be the highest producer.

Used about 8-9 tons of poultry litter as fertilizer, plus N addition 2x2.

We will take soil samples and stalk samples from these areas, but what would you guess is the problem?  Nutrient deficiency??  Which one?

Thanks.