Huge amounts of rain over Illinois will postpone planting maybe for weeks. More rain in the forecast on Monday certainly does not get anyone's hopes up.
I was able to get some shot yesterday of conservation practices doing what they are supposed to do. The grassed waterway is conveying water safely off the field. You can see that the outlet is an old concrete block toewall structure that is still working, The tile outlet terraces below that are holding back water for slow release. That water will be drained off in 24 hours or less. If you look closely you can see the wire cage riser. The terraces also act to remove sediment from the water.
The bottom photograph is just to show general wetness in the fields. I did not travel anywhere without seeing water ponding in fields. All the new tile installed in the last few years is being put to the test.
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| Grassed Waterway with toewall structure |
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| Tile Outlet Terrace |
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| Ponding North of Hillsboro |
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