MORE THAN HALF OF ILLINOIS CORN ACRES HAVE NOW BEEN PLANTED. 

ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AND ABOUT NORMAL RAINFALL GAVE FARMERS OVER FOUR DAYS IN THE FIELDS THIS PAST WEEK SAYS CROP STATISTICIAN STEVE PARN.

SOYBEAN PLANTING IS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE WITH 41 PERCENT IN THE GROUND AND SEVEN PERCENT EMERGED. 

21 PERCENT OF WINTER WHEAT HAS HEADED. AVERAGE STATEWIDE TOPSOIL MOISTURE IS RATED AS TWO PERCENT VERY SHORT, 17 PERCENT SHORT, 69 ADEQUATE AND 12 PERCENT SURPLUS.