Kelsey Litchfield
Outreach Coordinator
309-660-5681
kelsey.litchfield@ilsoy.org

Kelsey Litchfield
Outreach Coordinator
309-660-5681
kelsey.litchfield@ilsoy.org

KELSEY LITCHFIELD UPDATES

Region 2 | June 13, 2023 | Mercer

Kelsey Litchfield
kelsey.litchfield@ilsoy.org

Caption: Mother Nature keeps teasing us with overcast conditions and getting our hopes up for rain.
Caption: Soybeans in a no till field – planted May 19th.
Caption: It is as dry as the Sahara Desert. Soil is rock hard.
SYNOPSIS

Rain in the forecast this past weekend got our hopes up, but Mother Nature let us down again. Rain gauge registered less than tenth of an inch. Hoping it rains soon.

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
Moderate Drought (D1)
WEATHER

Overcast and 75 degrees

PRECIPITATION

None

FIELD/SOIL CONDITIONS

Soil is dry and hard. Major cracks in the field.

FIELD ACTIVITIES

Urea was spread on the corn field on June 13th.

SOYBEAN GROWTH STAGE

V2

CORN GROWTH STAGE

V3

WEEDS

Minimal in the soybean field. Corn field just was sprayed two weeks ago.

 
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