Crop Report

LATEST CROP CONDITIONS

See below for the latest crop reports from our contributors, including field observations, disease alerts, and pest sightings.

Crop Report region map
Region 5 | July 31, 2024 | Macon

Doug Gucker
dgucker@illinois.edu

Caption: Leaf and stalk damage from the July storms is evident now.
SYNOPSIS

In general, all the crops are looking good with very few issues other than weather related problems. Last week’s surge in aphid populations is now a thing of the past with rainstorms, disease and predators sending the populations into a nosedive.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES CURRENT CONDITIONS IN THIS COUNTY?
Mildly Wet (soil is wetter than normal, local vegetation is healthy)