I have written many blogs about the weather and crop report and how (in)accurate it seems to be. This year I am finding that the reports are about what I am seeing. I have traveled from Valmeyer, IL to Chicago and along the northeastern border of Illinois recently. The report seems consistent with what I have seen. 50% of the state is reporting short on moisture. I am seeing that in the field. Cool weather is helping, but we need more rain to set soybean pods and to help the corn to mature. Crop progress is behind the 5 year average, and I would say the 5 year average is not ideal. We would like to see corn heading toward maturity. The only places with any dry lower leaves are those areas stressed by low moisture. I hesitate to use drought after last years "real" drought.
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