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Region 5 | May 12, 2023 |

Kris Ehler
kris@ehlerbros.com

SYNOPSIS

Last week brought a band of rain through our area with rain totals from .5″ to 4″. In the heaviest of the areas pond took 4-5 days to recede. There may be some replant in these areas. Other areas could use a half inch to aid in emergence of the last planted soybeans. Growers in Nothern Champaign and Southern Ford County postponed planting on 5/7 due to extremely hard soil conditions until after the weekend rain event passed.

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

Rain chances continue to dissipate going into the weekend.

PRECIPITATION

Isolated chances through the weekend.

FIELD/SOIL CONDITIONS

Slight crust in areas that received more than 1″ of rain last Saturday.

FIELD ACTIVITIES

Final planting reconvened late week. Most all soybeans are planted and emerging.

SOYBEAN GROWTH STAGE

VC-V2

CORN GROWTH STAGE

V1-V3

INSECTS

Bean Leaf Beetles are showing up and moth flights are present.

WEEDS

Lambsquarter and grass species.

ABIOTIC ISSUES

Dry conditions in the Southern regions and northern regions and excess moisture in central Champaign Co.

COVER CROP INSIGHTS

Overall a good start, but a nice general .5-.75″ rain would be beneficial to most areas in my region.