CORN AND SOYBEAN HARVEST IS NOW COMPLETE IN ILLINOIS.

THERE WERE FIVE DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELDWORK THIS PAST WEEK WITH TEMPERATURES MORE THAN SIX DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AND RAINFALL A LITTLE MORE THAN USUAL. HARVESTING IS NOW DONE SO CROP STATISTICIAN MARK SCHLEUSENER LOOKS AT THE WINTER WHEAT CROP.

ADDITIONALLY,

AVERAGE STATEWIDE TOPSOIL MOISTURE IS RATED AS 10 PERCENT VERY SHORT, 21 PERCENT SHORT, 66 PERCENT ADEQUATE AND THREE PERCENT SURPLUS.