Douglas B. Gucker
IL Extension
dgucker@illinois.edu
Douglas B. Gucker
IL Extension
dgucker@illinois.edu
DOUGLAS B. GUCKER UPDATES
Region 5 | May 17, 2023 |
Doug Gucker
dgucker@illinois.edu
Caption: Soil crusting causing emergence issues in a few fields.
Caption: Winter wheat has finished flowering.
SYNOPSIS
In Piatt County, the heavy rains of May 6 -8 have caused some emergence issues in fields planted ahead of those rains. Some fields have been rotary hoed and some not. Wheat fields have finished flowering and look good. Early planted crops are growing well, corn is at V4 and soybean at V2. Ponding damage is visible in poorly drained areas of fields. Only light rain has fallen in the past week.
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)
and then