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Crop report: More rain delays La Salle County harvest, June 29-July 5 · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Crop report. More rain delays LaSalle County harvest June twenty ninth,
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  Speaker 1: July fifth, Written by Shaw Local News Network. This article
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  Speaker 1: is being read by an automated voice brought to you
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  Speaker 1: by Everlet. Heavy rainfall across LaSalle County last week, ranging
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  Speaker 1: from two point three to more than eight inches in
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  Speaker 1: some areas, has water logged fields again, forcing farmers to
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  Speaker 1: delay wheat harvest and soybean replanting as they wait for
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  Speaker 1: conditions to dry. The wet stretch, which peaked over the
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  Speaker 1: July fourth holiday weekend, marks another setback for farmers already
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  Speaker 1: struggling with excessive moisture. Crop damage assessments and replanting plans
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  Speaker 1: are on hold until fields dry enough to work. David
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  Speaker 1: Hall of Serena reported four point nine inches of rain
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  Speaker 1: for the week ending July fifth, filling fields with standing
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  Speaker 1: water just as conditions appeared ready for harvest. He and
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  Speaker 1: his family took advantage of downtime to visit Ohio, where
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  Speaker 1: he observed similar wet conditions affecting corn and soybean crops
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  Speaker 1: across the region. Ken beckam Mendota reported the heaviest rainfall,
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  Speaker 1: with his rain gage showing six inches in neighbors reporting
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  Speaker 1: eight to ten inches in some spots. He said farmers
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  Speaker 1: in his area are waiting to assess damage before deciding
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  Speaker 1: next steps. The moisture is taking a toll on crops. Soybeans,
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  Speaker 1: which don't tolerate wet conditions, are struggling in many fields.
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  Speaker 1: Corn is recovering in some areas where plants had yellowed
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  Speaker 1: from earlier water logging, though growth has slowed. David Meyer
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  Speaker 1: of Marseille reported three point one inches and said some
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  Speaker 1: hay was cut and baled before the rains returned, though
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  Speaker 1: wheat harvest remains on hold. He noted grain markets are
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  Speaker 1: watching forecasts for heat that could follow the wet pattern.
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  Speaker 1: Ken Bernard of Grand Ridge received two point eight five
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  Speaker 1: inches and said some soybean replanting was completed Thursday before
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  Speaker 1: Friday's rain arrived. He plans funge side applications to protect
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  Speaker 1: crops from disease pressure caused by persistent moisture, though the
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  Speaker 1: cost concerns him. Jeffrey Jansen of Rutland reported two point
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  Speaker 1: three inches. Despite the reignin, He said crops are responding
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  Speaker 1: well to heat when conditions allow, with soybeans finally gaining
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  Speaker 1: height and size. And early planted corn approaching tassel stage.
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  Speaker 1: The LaSalle County Farm Bureau compiles the weekly crop report
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  Speaker 1: from farmer observations across the county. Rainfall Serena four point
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  Speaker 1: nine inches, Mendota six point zero inches, Marseille three point
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  Speaker 1: one inches, grand Ridge two point eight five inches, Rutland
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  Speaker 1: two point three inches