Indiana people....name that crop

[wdwiala]

We are driving through Indiana and there are fields of yellow flowers. Weed or crop? Can someone tell me what they are?

 

[girlsn980103]

Not from Indiana but from IL, it is a weed. Some call it Mustard Weed or Wild Mustard.

 

[npcougar]

Sorghum? It is kind of yellow.

 

[KGlo]

Look up a picture of rapeseed. A lot of vegetables/crops bloom with yellow flowers, but rapeseed fields will be overwhelmingly bursting with yellow compared to other crops.

 

[SaraJayne]

Is it mustard?

 

[CajunDixie]

Probably a weed since Indiana has had so much rain most farmers are not done planting crops yet.

 

[scrapquitler]

Canola has yellow flowers. But I have no idea if they grow it in indiana or not

 

[npcougar]

Probably a weed since Indiana has had so much rain most farmers are not done planting crops yet.

That was my first thought too. Crops are barely out of the ground if the have been able to plant.

 

[MM27]

I really read your question wrong
I thought you wanted to know if it was weed, not a weed. I think weed flowers but I don't think they are yellow. Not that I have experience with that, of course

 

[wdwiala]

That was my first thought too. Crops are barely out of the ground if the have been able to plant.

Good point! Some fields look scattered and some look to be in rows. If it is a weed, it must be a headache.

 

[endy]

As PP suggested it could be rapeseed now commonly called canola.

Grown alot here on the prairies.

 

[SandrA9810]

Probably a weed since Indiana has had so much rain most farmers are not done planting crops yet.

I know my cousin hasn't been able to plant his crops yet either. He said any longer and they loose the whole season. On top of that, to prevent flooding along the Mississippi, many of the fields have been flooded to save neighborhoods. I expect the fall harvest to very minimal, and prices to stay high with the lack of crops.

 

[LovetheMouse12302]

I'm from Indiana and all of the fields around us have tall yellow flowers in them. They are weeds. We call them golden rods (or as ds4 says hot rods). I'm unsure if that is their actual name or a slang name.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

Not from Indiana but from IL, it is a weed. Some call it Mustard Weed or Wild Mustard.

I think you are right. Planting time has been delayed because of the rain.

Sorghum and golden rod would not be blooming yet.

 

[tvguy]

This is what rapeseed (politically corrected name Canola) looks like.

 

[Disneynutbsv]

This could be a new gameshow....

Name
That
Crop!!​