ILLINOIS FARM FIELDS GOT A BREAK FROM THE HEAT AS WE HEAR IN THE WEEKLY CROP REPORT.
TEMPERATURES WERE COOLER THAN NORMAL THIS PAST WEEK…AND NEARLY SIX DAYS WERE SUITABLE FOR FIELDWORK. STATISTICIAN STEVE MALISZEWSKI SAYS 97 PERCENT OF CORN IS NOW SILKING.
94 PERCENT OF SOYBEANS ARE BLOOMING AND 70 PERCENT ARE SETTING PODS.
ONE PERCENT OF SORGHUM IS MATURE AND THE THIRD CUTTING OF ALFALFA IS ABOUT HALFWAY COMPLETE.
AVERAGE STATEWIDE TOPSOIL MOISTURE IS RATED AT NINE PERCENT VERY SHORT, 25 PERCENT SHORT, 64 PERCENT ADEQUATE AND TWO PERCENT SURPLUS.
