Region Updates
Region 5 | September 15, 2023 | Champaign
Kris Ehler
kris@ehlerbros.com
SYNOPSIS
#Harvest23 is under way! As suspected the corn yields are coming in 5-7% less than 2022 and on par with elevator tour estimates. 225-230 at 22-26%. Soybeans have been sparse so far with only 2 known fields harvested with and average of 64.
Plant health in corn continues to fade rapidly. A good shower of rain would help even up a large number of soybean acres to cut next week.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES CURRENT CONDITIONS IN THIS COUNTY?
Moderately Dry (soil is dry, plants may be browning or stressed, water bodies are low)
IF CONDITIONS ARE ON THE DRY END, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING US DROUGHT MONITOR CATEGORIES BEST FIT CURRENT CONDITIONS
Abnormally Dry (D0)
WEATHER
Beautiful fall weather with above average temps coming next week. I feel like we are going to chase this crop to the finish.
PRECIPITATION
.25 in the 10 day
FIELD/SOIL CONDITIONS
Dry
FIELD ACTIVITIES
Lime dropping in fields and fertilizer being spread in seed fields.
SOYBEAN GROWTH STAGE
R6
CORN GROWTH STAGE
Black layer