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Crop Report

Kelsey Litchfield
Outreach Coordinator
309-660-5681
kelsey.litchfield@ilsoy.org

Kelsey Litchfield
Outreach Coordinator
309-660-5681
kelsey.litchfield@ilsoy.org

KELSEY LITCHFIELD UPDATES

Region 2 | May 15, 2023 | Knox

Kelsey Litchfield
kelsey.litchfield@ilsoy.org

Caption: Corn is up!
Caption: Checking populations.
Caption: The deer must have had a snack already.
SYNOPSIS

Corn is up. This field was planted on May 4th and had about an inch and a half of rain after it was planted followed by warmer temperatures.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES CURRENT CONDITIONS IN THIS COUNTY?
Mildly Dry (soil is drier than normal, plant growth may have slowed)
IF CONDITIONS ARE ON THE DRY END, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING US DROUGHT MONITOR CATEGORIES BEST FIT CURRENT CONDITIONS
Near Normal (Dnada)
WEATHER

Cloudy with a chance of rain.

PRECIPITATION

This field had about .4 on Friday night. Could use more.

FIELD/SOIL CONDITIONS

It’s dry – cracks in the field. Soaked up all the rain it got and could use some more.