Douglas B. Gucker 
IL Extension
dgucker@illinois.edu

Douglas B. Gucker 
IL Extension
dgucker@illinois.edu

DOUGLAS B. GUCKER UPDATES

Region 5 | July 10, 2025 | DeWitt, Macon, Piatt

Doug Gucker
dgucker@illinois.edu

Caption: Soybeans range from V5 to R3 growth stages with most in the R1 or R2 stage.
Caption: Corn ranges from V10 to R2 with most in the R1 stage.
Caption: Most all fields are weed-free with a few amaranth family of weeds beginning to show above the soybean canopy. This field was not planted into a weed-free seedbed.
SYNOPSIS

Currently, the corn and soybean crops are looking good. Some corn in the drier areas has fired on the lower leaves.

Soybeans vary from V5 to R3 (beginning pod), and corn varies from V10 to R2 (blister), with most of the corn crop in the R1 stage. Weed control is generally looking good; however, the amaranths are beginning to poke above the soybean canopy in some soybean fields.

Rainfall over the past 14 days has been over 150% of normal in southern Macon and Piatt counties, and less than 25% of normal through the balance of the three-county area.

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)
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