DeWitt County Board Discusses Next Step in Marina Sale, Wind Farm Curtailment Issues Posted Thursday, April 18th, 2024 7:30pm
![width=351 height=233 />HARVEST PROGRESS CONTINUES AHEAD OF SCHEDULE IN ILLINOIS…DESPITE THE HEAVY RAINFALL IN SOME AREAS.<br /><br />THE RAIN IS GRADUALLY IMPROVING AVERAGE STATEWIDE TOPSOIL MOISTURE…WHICH NOW STANDS AT SIX PERCENT SURPLUS…72 PERCENT ADEQUATE…17 PERCENT SHORT…AND FIVE PERCENT VERY SHORT SAYS STATE CROP STATISTICIAN DAVID WARD.<br /><br />[audio:crop1.mp3] [/audio]<br /><br />80 PERCENT OF SOYBEANS. WARD NOTES 69 PERCENT OF WINTER WHEAT HAS BEEN PLANTED…AND 29 PERCENT HAS EMERGED.<br /><br />[audio:crop2.mp3] [/audio]<br /><br />79 PERCENT OF SORGHUM HAS BEEN HARVESTED. AVERAGE STATEWIDE TOPSOIL MOISTURE IS IMPROVING THANKS TO THE RECENT RAINS…AND NOW STANDS AT SIX PERCENT SURPLUS…72 PERCENT ADEQUATE…17 PERCENT SHORT…AND FIVE PERCENT VERY SHORT.</p> </div>
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