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La Salle County crop report: July 13-19 · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: LaSalle County Crop Report July thirteenth, nineteen, written by Shaw
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  Speaker 1: Local News Network. This article is being read by an
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  Speaker 1: automated voice brought to you by Everlett. Corn has entered
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  Speaker 1: pollination across LaSalle County, but hot humid weather is creating
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  Speaker 1: stress on crops that prefer cooler nighttime temperatures. According to
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  Speaker 1: the weekly crop report from the LaSalle County Farm Bureau,
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  Speaker 1: the reporting week of July thirteenth, nineteen brought minimal rainfall
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  Speaker 1: to the region. David Hall and Serena reported zero point
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  Speaker 1: one inches from scattered storms on Saturday, while David Meyer
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  Speaker 1: in Marseille and Jeffrey Jansen in Rutland each received zero
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  Speaker 1: point two inches. Ken Bernard and grand Ridge reported no rain.
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  Speaker 1: The lack of moisture is compounding concerns about crop damage
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  Speaker 1: from heavy June rains. Meyer said he is uncertain how
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  Speaker 1: much yield lost farmers will see at harvest, noting that
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  Speaker 1: the top end and more is gone from twenty twenty
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  Speaker 1: six crops. Farmers are spraying fungicide on corn and soybeans
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  Speaker 1: to combat disease pressure. Meyer raised concerns about the cost
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  Speaker 1: of fungicide applications, estimating they could consume nearly ten bushels
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  Speaker 1: of corn per acre, questioning whether the treatment will pay
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  Speaker 1: for itself this year. Soybeans are flowering across the county,
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  Speaker 1: with some thirty inch row beans finally providing shade. Hall
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  Speaker 1: reported that wheat harvest is complete. Hall noted that markets
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  Speaker 1: are up with wheat leading gains due to concerns about
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  Speaker 1: excessive heat to the north and west, along with port
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  Speaker 1: bombings in the Rush Ukraine War. Farmers are also managing
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  Speaker 1: other tasks, mowing ditches and roadsides, hauling grain from storage bins,
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  Speaker 1: and chasing down wheat escapes. Bernard reported that the second
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  Speaker 1: cutting of hay is ninety nine percent complete. Bernard cautioned
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  Speaker 1: that while well drained fields are showing good corn development,
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  Speaker 1: fields with stamp water from June rains are showing stunted
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  Speaker 1: growth and yellowing. The forecast offers little relief. Meyer warned
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  Speaker 1: that no significant rain is expected in the next ten
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  Speaker 1: to fourteen days, a critical time for crop development. Rainfall
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  Speaker 1: Serena zero point one inches, Marseille zero point two inches,
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  Speaker 1: grand Ridge zero point zero inches, Jeffrey Jansen zero point
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  Speaker 1: two inches,