As harvest finishes in Illinois, farmers move to fall fertilizer applications. A few reminders from Lauren Lurkins, who serves as Illinois Farm Bureau’s Director of Environmental Policy.

Measurements at the Illinois State Water Survey’s Water and Atmospheric Resources Monitoring (WARM) Program sites show 4-inch soil temperatures have remained in the high 60s to low 70s across the state. Daily average 4-inch soil temperatures last week ranged from 66 degrees at DeKalb to 74 degrees at Rend Lake.