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Thursday, June 14, 2012

T minus 5 Eastern Illinois

I started the morning in southern Vermilion county. The area has only received 3.1 inches of rain since March 1. The corn was planted in early April. The average population was 34000 and the stand was near perfect. The corn was 9-10 collars and chest high. The tassel was just five leaves down. The leaves were not rolled as it was in the low 70's. Soybeans in the area looked like the populations were erratic mostly due to moisture stress.

The next stop was around noon in central Iroquois county east of Watseka. This is sandier soils. The area received about 6-8 inches of rain on the first Sunday in May. The corn is showing it. Several areas or replanted corn and several areas of nitrogen stressed crops. The temperature is up to 81 degrees and there are leaves rolling in the stressed areas of the fields. Populations are anywhere from 36,000 down to 26,000. The corn is between V4 and V5. This area needs rain soon!

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