SOYBEAN PLANTING HAS BEGUN IN ILLINOIS.

FARMERS ARE GETTING SOME TIME IN THE FIELDS, WITH ABOUT FOUR DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELDWORK LAST WEEK SAYS CROP STATISTICIAN MARK SCHLEUSENER.

SCHELUSENER TURNS TO THE WINTER WHEAT.

AVERAGE STATEWIDE TOPSOIL MOISTURE IS RATED AS ONE PERCENT VERY SHORT, FIVE PERCENT SHORT, 84 PERCENT ADEQUATE AND 10 PERCENT SURPLUS.