Leonardo Rocha
Soy Envoy
leonardo.rocha@siu.edu

Leonardo Rocha
Soy Envoy
leonardo.rocha@siu.edu

LEONARDO ROCHA UPDATES

Region 6 | July 24, 2023 | White

Leonardo Rocha
leonardo.rocha@siu.edu

Caption: Soybean field near Carmi, IL
Caption: Plants at R5 stage
Caption: Seed development stage
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES CURRENT CONDITIONS IN THIS COUNTY?
Mildly Wet (soil is wetter than normal, local vegetation is healthy)
IF CONDITIONS ARE ON THE DRY END, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING US DROUGHT MONITOR CATEGORIES BEST FIT CURRENT CONDITIONS
Near Normal (Dnada)
WEATHER

Recent precipitation events have helped to alleviate drought conditions in Southern Illinois. Precipitation was scattered in the last two weeks; some areas have reports of several inches, while other received less than 1/4.

SOYBEAN GROWTH STAGE

Earlier planted beans are reaching R5 stage, most fields averaging R3-R4

CORN GROWTH STAGE

R1-R5

INSECTS

Some defoliation but far from economic threshold

WEEDS

Waterhemp, hophornbeam copperleaf, nightshade

DISEASES

Gray leaf spot in corn,
Frogeye leaf spot season is close