Crop Report

Region 2 | May 16, 2025 | Mercer

Kelsey Litchfield
kelsey.litchfield@ilsoy.org

Caption: Corn is up and looking decent.
Caption: Soybeans have popped out of the ground.
SYNOPSIS

On my drive this morning, nearly every field had corn or soybean emergence. I haven’t seen a planter in the last couple of days, seems like planting is pretty wrapped up. Fields are dry and plants really could use a drink of water, but low chances in the forecast the next 5-6 days. Crossing our fingers!

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
Abnormally Dry (D0)
WEATHER

90 degrees and windy on May 15th. Suppose to cool off a bit to mid 70s.

PRECIPITATION

Limited chances of rain in the forecast.

FIELD/SOIL CONDITIONS

Field is crusting on top and it’s dry. In our no-till field, you can still find moisture 2-3 inches down. Hoping we don’t have a repeat of 2023 where we didn’t get rain for a good month after planting and it caused some problems.

SOYBEAN GROWTH STAGE

VE

CORN GROWTH STAGE

V1-V2

INSECTS

Finding some grubs when digging.

WEEDS

Seeing some weeds pop up in corn.

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