Frost Causes Crop Damage Sunday Morning in Southern Minnesota

This is what my corn looked like Sunday afternoon. There was no question what happened. It was frost damage. I have not talked to an agronomist yet, but the corn should grow back. The growing point is still underground so it was protected from the low temperatures. The new leaf will emerge from the growing point. The new leaf must push through the dead tissue so you might lose a few plants but hopefully it will not have an impact on the final yield.

The frost was widespread because all the other corn fields I saw heading south of Faribault looked the same as mine. You could see some protected areas around groves or windbreaks that did not get hit as bad. If beans get frozen they are dead because the growing point is on the very top of the plant. However, very few if any beans have emerged yet. I have always heard that beans can take a little lower temperatures than corn because of a waxy coating on the tissue. I did see a couple of volunteer bean plants in my corn field. They did not get hit by the frost.