The summer crop and rainfall report, which features crop condition and rainfall updates from La Salle County farmers, is published regularly during the growing season. The following report covers July 6 through July 12 and is provided with assistance from the La Salle County Farm Bureau.
David Hall, Serena — The crops welcomed 1.8 inches of rain this week in the immediate area, though rain amounts were highly variable from Thursday and Saturday storm events. Thankfully, the immediate area dodged wind and hail. Crops are looking good. Most of the corn is pollinating, and the cooler weekend temperatures were very beneficial for pollination. A majority of the soybean fields are starting to canopy, which means the ground between the rows are shaded so new weeds will not be enticed to grow.
What little wheat is in the area should be about harvested now, but I have not heard any yields. Second crop hay cutting should be coming this week if showers miss us. It sounds like more hot weather is coming our way.
It appears the small rally in corn and soybeans was short lived, as it rained at the Chicago Board of Trade. Corn dropped 20 cents in two days. It looks like we will need some positive trade news from somewhere or get the RFS refinery waivers resolved if we hope to see another rally in corn before harvest. After several years of planning by the Army Corps, the locks are now closed for much-needed repairs, and we hope that they will re-open on time this fall or our local cash prices may decrease further.
Stay safe and healthy everyone!
Barry Beetz, Mendota — This past week, we saw an inch of rain. It was very welcomed and needed. Also, the temperature has cooled off which is perfect for corn pollination. We are full speed into detasselling. Another thing to note is we shut off the irrigators because of this past rain and predictions of more this week.
David Myer, Marseilles — We had a great week after the Fourth of July lots of heat and humidity, but the wheat got harvested and the straw baled. Wheat yielded about average but excellent test weight and quality and was hauled to the new ADM Mendota Mill for wheat.
Double crop beans planted and yes we were very blessed to have received 2 inches of rain over a three-day period. Many early corn fields have tasseled and now how many of us will have Fungicide sprayed on the corn to improve and protect plant health. Early beans blossoming and setting pods and same scenario as the corn, protect and improve plant health or not it’s a $25 to $30 financial decision whether a positive return on that investment will payoff or not.
We also got some great quality second cutting hay baled up but need a nice dry stretch to finish the rest. Corn and bean prices tumbled after USDA claims grain inventories too high and trend line yields this year doesn’t help that problem, so prices have fallen again. Enjoy the mid-July time as school possibly may start in over a month in a real school building not online at least to start the 2020-2021 year. We hope and pray they can stay in the classrooms this year.
Bill Gray, Tonica/Lostant — Last week I received 0.7 inches of rain. Corn fields are tasseling out and starting to release pollen. It sure smells good on our early morning rides to check fields. We are monitoring fields for problems such as insect pests and disease issues. The planes will be flying soon to apply fungicide on some fields.
Soybean fields are also looking good other than where water stood too long in a few areas. A few fields were sprayed with herbicide last week and some were resprayed as another batch of weeds came through. We continue to monitor Japanese Beetle feeding on leaves but so far it hasn’t been too bad.
Some of the hay fields in the area have been cut and baled the second time. Wheat fields locally were cut and the straw was baled. Roadside ditches and waterways are being mowed to control weeds also.
Have a good week and be safe.
Ken Bernard, Grand Ridge — We received 0.65 inches of rain for the week. Here at our home farm did not receive high winds but other places did receive damaging winds that laid some corn down.
The moisture came at a good time for pollination of the earlier planted corn. The hot temperatures are not wanted during pollination but that is what we are getting.
The millet that we planted after the harvesting of the wheat is coming up, amazingly it sprouted in dry ground before the rain.
Not much else happening this week just catching up on odd jobs. Have a good week.
Geoffrey Janssen, Rutland — Another fairly dry week with limited rainfall. We did receive 0.4 inches of rain through two separate rain events. Corn is starting to see more tassels and looking fairly decent. Soybeans getting some height and bushing out, starting to show some stress in the afternoon. Definitely could use some more rain.
Rainfall totals (in inches):
David Hall 1.8
Barry Beetz 1
David Myer 2
Bill Gray 0.7
Ken Bernard 0.65
Geoffrey Janssen 0.4
July 19, 2020 at 08:39AM
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