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Region 6 | June 1, 2023 | White

Leonardo Rocha
leonardo.rocha@siu.edu

Caption: Soybean field in White County – 06/01/2023
Caption: Soybean plants reaching R1 stage – 06/01/2023
Caption: V6 corn showing drought stress- White County 06/01/2023
SYNOPSIS

Plants are reaching R1 stage this week and beginning to display drought stress symptoms. Some farmers are already running irrigation systems in the region. High temperatures, elevated sand content, and lack of precipitation may limit plant growth in the following weeks in fields without access to irrigation

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES CURRENT CONDITIONS IN THIS COUNTY?
Moderately Dry (soil is dry, plants may be browning or stressed, water bodies are low)
IF CONDITIONS ARE ON THE DRY END, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING US DROUGHT MONITOR CATEGORIES BEST FIT CURRENT CONDITIONS
Near Normal (Dnada)
WEATHER

Temperatures reached 90F today in Southeastern Illinois. Scattered showers at the end of the day but no significant precipitation on the radar for the next 10 days

PRECIPITATION

No significant precipitation in the last week

SOYBEAN GROWTH STAGE

R1

CORN GROWTH STAGE

V6

DISEASES

Good time to scout for corn nematodes, especially in hills with high sand content. Dry weather usually worsens aboveground symptoms of nematodes