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Region 5 | August 9, 2024 | Champaign

Shelby Weckel
shelby@ehlerbros.com

SYNOPSIS

We have reached that time of year that we sit back and see how this crop is going to continue. We have several weeks for fungicide applications coming to an end. The aphids have disappeared, leaving behind some disappointing carnage in some corn fields. We will see how much damage was done come fall.

IF CONDITIONS ARE ON THE DRY END, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING US DROUGHT MONITOR CATEGORIES BEST FIT CURRENT CONDITIONS
Near Normal (Dnada)
WEATHER

A nice change in the weather patterns has brought cooler weather to the area. It’s so nice to lose the humidity for a little while. The crops can rest with cooler weather.

PRECIPITATION

Last week we had 1.6″ of rain that lead into a dry period this week. We wrapped up the month of July with a little over 6 inches of precipitation.

SOYBEAN GROWTH STAGE

Many soybeans are in the R3 stage and moving towards R4 following a lot of fungicide being applied. This soybeans crop is coming along nicely.

CORN GROWTH STAGE

This corn crop has finished pollination for the most. I still catch the smell of pollen as I drive by a field. R3 grain fill covers many of the fields out there now. It is a nice time to check and see how your corn crop pollinated.

INSECTS

We still continue to have low populations of insects in both crops. We wrapped up our CRW sticky trap survey, and found low populations once again. We sort of had to give up on the sticky traps because the aphids were stuck solid to them. Since we walked so many fields while scouting aphids, we did visually see many CRW beetles.

WEEDS

Waterhemp is starting to rear its head again! Just starting to poke through the canopy of many fields. Keep spraying around the edges of fields to help keep some control.

DISEASES

In corn, there are small amounts of Grey Leaf spot and rust. We have not seen Tar spot yet, but had a report that was on the southwest side of Champaign County. Tar spot likes cooler, humid, and damp weather. Some fungicide are labeled for tar spot.

 
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