Region Updates
Region 6 | July 6, 2023 | White
Leonardo Rocha
leonardo.rocha@siu.edu

Caption: Double crop soybean emerging

Caption: Double crop soybean at VC stage

Caption: Japanese beetles causing damage in soybean
SYNOPSIS
The recent precipitation events left the soil with high moisture levels, helping double cropping soybean fields to emerge. This particular field was planted about two weeks ago, under drought and without access irrigation, but plants are emerging with high vigor and uniform stand. With more rain on the radar, this particular field has good yield potential at this point.
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
Cloudy, temperatures in the mid 80s
SOYBEAN GROWTH STAGE
Some fields reaching R4, R1-R3 in general
CORN GROWTH STAGE
VT-R1
INSECTS
Some Japanese beetle damage, but probably not even close to damage thresholds
WEEDS
Hophornbeam copperleaf widespread in some areas, patches of nightshade
Marestail in double crop fields