Stephanie Porter
Outreach Agronomist
309-660-5302
stephanie.porter@ilsoy.org

Stephanie Porter
Outreach Agronomist
309-660-5302
stephanie.porter@ilsoy.org

STEPHANIE PORTER UPDATES

Region 4 | July 20, 2024 | Montgomery

Stephanie Porter
stephanie.porter@ilsoy.org

Caption: Soybean solar panels
Caption: Stink bug feeding on kernels
Caption: Gray leaf spot starting to show up
SYNOPSIS

April planted corn has fully pollinated. Both corn and soybeans have had fungicide and insecticide applications. The late May planted soybeans are not there yet and only at R2. Mid May soybeans have canopied. Stink bug feeding and bacterial leaf diseases showing up in corn. Could use more rain 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
Near Normal (Dnada)
WEATHER

80F

PRECIPITATION

None.

FIELD/SOIL CONDITIONS

Dey

FIELD ACTIVITIES

Fungicide and Insecticide applications

SOYBEAN GROWTH STAGE

R2 – R3

CORN GROWTH STAGE

Tassel – brown silk

INSECTS

Japanese beetles and stink bug

WEEDS

Waterhemp and morningglory (corn)

DISEASES

Bacterial leaf disease in corn

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