Region Updates

Region 5 | May 24, 2023 | Macon/Piatt/Champaign

Dennis Bowman
ndbowman@illinois.edu

Caption: Great weather for first cutting hay. Piatt Co.
Caption: Corn hitting V4. Macon Co.
Caption: Soybeans at V1-V2
SYNOPSIS

Primary field activities: Replant prairie pot holes, herbicide application, nitrogen side-dressing and hay making. Rapidly drying out and forecast is continuing dry weather.

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)