More farmers were able to get into the field late last week, but light rain on Friday was enough to shut things down again. A few bean fields …
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Farmers are getting close to rolling, but we still need the weather to cooperate. Very little has been done in the immediate area so far, and …
Harvest pace continued as several have finished up with corn and started beans that were ready. I'm reminded of past harvests with my dad who …
Another week of very hot and humid weather for our harvest, but we also ended up with a breezy and slightly cooler weekend by Sunday evening. …
Good harvesting weather has allowed for much progress to be made lately. Mostly corn is coming out as farmers are concerned about stalk qualit…
Harvest is full on in central Illinois. Corn is coming out of the field at 15-22% moisture. Hybrids are standing well, but stalks are becoming…
Harvest has started in earnest in the last part of the week. Corn moisture in the low 20s, and bean harvest started on Saturday. Local soybean…
Some corn harvest started in the area this week. I've heard moisture from 16 to mid-20s. Some reports of stalk rot issues, especially in the e…
Significant harvest progress was made this past week with a long stretch of hot (mostly) dry days. Just a rough estimate, our area is probably…
Much-needed rain moved through our area at the end of week, providing anywhere from three-fourths to 2 inches of rain. This slowed down soybea…