N. Dennis Bowman
IL Extension
ndbowman@illinois.edu

N. Dennis Bowman
IL Extension
ndbowman@illinois.edu

N. DENNIS BOWMAN UPDATES

Region 5 | May 24, 2023 | Macon/Piatt/Champaign

Dennis Bowman
ndbowman@illinois.edu

Caption: University of Illinois Crop Science Research and Education Center (South Farms) Research Fields, Champaign Co.
Caption: Dr. Jessica Rutkoski, leads multi-state visitors through her small grain research plots. Wheat at Feekes 11.1 (milk stage). Champaign Co.
Caption: Checkerboard soil cracks in 20″ corn field (end rows) Corn at V6. Windshield survey illusion, rows appear almost closed from the road. Piatt Co.
SYNOPSIS

Still dry. Wednesday spotted one pop-up shower that did not even register on radar app. Primary field activities: herbicide application, nitrogen side-dressing and watching corn grow.

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
Near Normal (Dnada)
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