Emily Hansen
IL Extension
emhansen@illinois.edu

Emily Hansen
IL Extension
emhansen@illinois.edu

EMILY HANSEN UPDATES

Region 3 | July 31, 2024 | LaSalle

Emily Hansen
emhansen@illinois.edu

Caption: Lots of waterhemp at this field in LaSalle County
Caption: R3 corn in LaSalle County
Caption: R5 soybean in LaSalle County
SYNOPSIS

We have gotten quite a bit of rain in the last week in LaSalle County, with most areas seeing between 2-3 inches. Some areas in Bureau County received up to 4 inches of precipitation in the past week. With this, many fields have fairly saturated soils, but I have not noticed any ponding. Overall crops are looking very good and progressing well. I have not seen excessive disease or pest pressure in most fields. Corn is at R3 (milk), and soy is at R5 (beginning seed). Weeds are getting very large in some fields though (see image of waterhemp).

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES CURRENT CONDITIONS IN THIS COUNTY?
Mildly Wet (soil is wetter than normal, local vegetation is healthy)