Region Updates
Plants are reaching R1 stage this week and beginning to display drought stress symptoms. Some farmers are already running irrigation systems in the region. High temperatures, elevated sand content, and lack of precipitation may limit plant growth in the following weeks in fields without access to irrigation
Temperatures reached 90F today in Southeastern Illinois. Scattered showers at the end of the day but no significant precipitation on the radar for the next 10 days
No significant precipitation in the last week
R1
V6
Good time to scout for corn nematodes, especially in hills with high sand content. Dry weather usually worsens aboveground symptoms of nematodes
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