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La Salle County crop report: Late rains boost soybeans and corn · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Lasal County Crop Report, late rains boost soybeans and corn.
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  Speaker 1: Written by Shaw Local News Network, this article is being
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  Speaker 1: LaSalle County farmers are heading into the final stretch before
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  Speaker 1: harvest with healthier crops after receiving beneficial rains over the
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  Speaker 1: past month. According to the latest Farm Bureau crop report,
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  Speaker 1: rainfall across the county ranged from one inches to two
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  Speaker 1: point four inches during the reporting period through August first,
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  Speaker 1: with most farmers noting the moisture came at a critical
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  Speaker 1: time for grain development. We got a wonderful rain when
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  Speaker 1: we needed it, without severe storms, said Ken Bernard of
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  Speaker 1: Grand Ridge, who received two point four inches. This will
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  Speaker 1: really help the soybeans and will help fill out the
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  Speaker 1: corn and put some test weight back into it. David
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  Speaker 1: Hall of Serena reported one point one inches and said
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  Speaker 1: soybeans are setting pods while corn is wrapping up pollination.
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  Speaker 1: We will definitely need another couple rains to get this
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  Speaker 1: crop to the finish line, he said. The cool nights
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  Speaker 1: are definitely beneficial for grainville. Hopefully that continues. David Meyer
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  Speaker 1: of Marseille received one point four inches spread over several
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  Speaker 1: days and said that the gentle rain soaked into the
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  Speaker 1: ground without heavy runoff. He managed to get a third
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  Speaker 1: hay cutting in before the rain and is optimistic about
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  Speaker 1: a fourth cutting in a few weeks. Jeffrey Jansen of
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  Speaker 1: Rutland received two point one inches and reported soybeans are
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  Speaker 1: changing rapidly. Things are looking good, he said. Farmers also
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  Speaker 1: noted that while crops are healthy overall, some areas experienced
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  Speaker 1: drawnouts earlier in the season. Market prices continue to fluctuate
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  Speaker 1: and farmers are using August to prepare equipment and clean
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  Speaker 1: grain bins ahead of the fall harvest, which is still
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  Speaker 1: about six weeks away. This is the final crop report
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  Speaker 1: until after harvest. Rainfall grand Ridge two point four, Rutland
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  Speaker 1: two point one, Marseille one point four, Second Serena one
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  Speaker 1: point one