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LATEST CROP CONDITIONS

See below for the latest crop reports from our contributors, including field observations, disease alerts, and pest sightings.

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Region 2
05/08/2025, Mercer
Kelsey Litchfield

Planting is progressing in west central Illinois, though at a slower pace as most fields are already planted and only a few remain. Corn has begun to emerge, and soybean rows are becoming visible.

 
05/07/2025, Illinois
Matt Montgomery

West Central & Central IL Report for the Week of May 5

Planting progress is a diverse story in this part of Illinois. As reported last week, the western/north western portion of the area is well ahead of the planting curve.

Areas around Pittsfield, Illinois are nearing 75% planted at the least, and areas around the Illinois River Bottoms stand at a very similar levels of progress (nearly 70%).

Progress is equally impressive toward the Jacksonville area.

A drive east or south tells a different story. The region around and south of Carlinville may struggle to hit 25% and areas south and east of Decatur would struggle to hit those totals as well.

Two-thirds of the planted soybean crop has emerged. A portion of that has hit the two trifoliate stage but most of that crop would be at the unifoliate to early trifoliate stage.

Waterhemp seedlings are evident in some fields, and where growers are able – they are double checking stands, seeing if their final stand matches their initial goal.

Conversations have often clustered around how fast beans have emerged this year, how wooly some fields have become and how welcome sunshine has been given a long stretch of overcast wet days.

 
Region 2
05/02/2025, Knox
Brandon Hall

Planting of soybeans is coming to an end here in the west central part of the state. Corn planting is in full swing as soil conditions are as favorable as they have been in a long time for April. Many worked through the weekend to get as much done as possible before the rain forecasted for mid-week. Sprayers continue to roll as they strive to keep up with planters to ensure that all planted crop is covered. Soybean burndown and pre-emergence chemistries are on track to be done with in a day or two if not done already after soils dry up from the rain that we received Wednesday- Friday. The rain we received was enough to activate all of the residual herbicides being applied.

 
Region 1
05/01/2025, McHenry
Cody Book

Most of our field tiles have zero discharge. Beautiful conditions, chasing moisture deeper in furrow every day.

 
Region 1
05/01/2025, Dekalb
Seth Wiley

Last week of April was a busy planting week in Northern Illinois. I would say locally we’re 70% planted on beans and 60% planted on corn. 20% of the crop planted in the area went in the week leading into Easter, mainly beans but the crops planted before Easter are starting to emerge now.

 
Region 2
04/30/2025, Henry
Byron Hendrix

Planting has been in two distinct windows so far this spring. The week of April 14th before rain started on April 17th through Easter weekend and starting April 25th through today April 30th. Corn planting as of today is estimated around 70% with some no-till corn and some worked ground to be finished. Corn emergence estimated at 10-15% Soybeans planted estimated at 40% with 5% emerged.