Crop Report

The Crop Report provides timely and relevant crop and field information from experts across the state.

LATEST FIELD AND CROP CONDITIONS

The Illinois Soybean Association Agronomy Team, Soy Envoys, University of Illinois Extension, and other industry experts are bringing you information needed to manage your soybean, corn and wheat crops. From field conditions to crop progress, disease alerts, and pest sightings, the Crop Report has relevant information from the field.

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Region 2 | April 26, 2024 | Woodford

Karen Corrigan
mcagronomics@gmail.com

Caption: Rain delay – there might be something to the old tale about rain 90 days after fog.
Caption: Goodfield, IL – cold, wet and still raining.;very few days to dry anything out
Caption: Bloomington, IL- puddles, mud, water in the ditches. Heartland Community College Field has been tilled once but will need to level out the clods.
SYNOPSIS

It’s raining again. Will take some heat and wind to dry out. Tillage and spraying in the area this week. Some fields planted. South of Bloomington has soybeans up. Farther north they’ve missed the rains and are further along. Wheat looks good in the area.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES CURRENT CONDITIONS IN THIS COUNTY?
Moderately Wet (soil is damp, standing water may be present in low areas, water bodies are full)
WEATHER

Colder and wet most of the week. Very little sunshine.

PRECIPITATION

0.92 in the last 3 hours and still raining.

FIELD/SOIL CONDITIONS

Wet

FIELD ACTIVITIES

This week tillage, spray application and planting.

SOYBEAN GROWTH STAGE

Still sealed in the totes.

CORN GROWTH STAGE

Warm in the shed.

INSECTS

No black cutworms in the Heartland Community College traps.

WEEDS

Henbit, burdock, curled dock, Canadian thistles, field pennycress

COVER CROP INSIGHTS

Cold weather is postponing termination