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Region 5 | July 3, 2024 | Macon

Doug Gucker
dgucker@illinois.edu

Caption: The wheat is harvested and the double-crop soybeans are planted.
Caption: Early planted corn is now silking.
Caption: In the areas where the rains have been sparse, both early and later planted corn fields are showing moisture stress.
SYNOPSIS

The rainfall has been quite variable across my 3-county area with some areas receiving less than 25% of normal and other areas with near-normal precipitation. In the dry areas, crops are showing the moisture stress in the heat of the day. Early planted corn is in the R! stage, silking. Wheat harvest is done and double-crop soybean planting is finished, this is early for my part of the state.

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)