The combines are rolling heavy in our area. A lot of guys started harvesting beans in the middle of last week. Many of the plants still have l…
This past week has been a big relief as far as high temperatures and humidity goes. Diseases like tar spot are setting in fast on the corn cro…
We caught a break in the heat and humidity this week and had a few light showers. The corn and soybean crops are maturing fast. Chopping seaso…
Remember last week, when I mentioned we were excited to be receiving rain? Well, that rain accumulated to maybe 0.7 of an inch over two days, …
Happy to report we are finally getting some precipitation. The crops in our area are drying down faster than we would like to see. The spots w…
Last week we finally caught some measurable rainfall along with isolated wind events that left some areas with tangled corn. Sweet corn harves…
This past week, a few spots were lucky enough to receive a couple tenths while othersâ luck continues to run dry. We had a storm roll through …
We finally received some precipitation. Rainfall was scattered throughout the area again. Precipitation totals ranged anywhere from 0.3 to 0.9…
Greetings from northwest Illinois, where we are begging for rain. So far, the crops are looking good considering the lack of rain weâve had. T…
We had spotty amounts of precipitation with a break in temperatures over the past week. Corn in our area is 90% tasseled and beans are startin…
Ellen Rahn of Mt. Carroll farms with her husband, Justin Rahn, in Carroll and Ogle counties. Along with their beef cattle operation, they grow…
Right after the 4th of July, farmers started cutting wheat throughout our area. This lasted through Wednesday, when rain interrupted their pla…
What a wild week in markets. Local cash basis is $1.20 above September futures and soybeans are at option. Some wheat harvest has started on t…
Showers were welcomed, but coverage was quite spotty throughout our area. Some areas received 0.6 inches while other received 2.5. Applicators…
Our area had a sigh of relief after some much needed rainfall. While it was scattered and some showers came hard and fast, we will take whatev…
Hot and dry about sums up our area. A few areas have been lucky enough to get pop-up showers, even though they came fast and hard. Overall, ou…
First crop hay is starting to wrap up for our area. Peas are blooming in Whiteside County, which means harvest will be starting before the end…
We started off the last full week of May with temps in the 80s and scattered rain throughout the area. Then we ended the week with below norma…
We received around an inch of rain this past week, which has made it difficult for getting our first crop of hay up, especially with the cloud…
Temperatures have been unseasonably cool for our area this past week. We have had some precipitation, but the heavier amounts seem to be falli…
A majority of the farmers in our area were able to wrap up planting last week or over the weekend. We finally received some very timely rains …
This past week has been the week of planting. Farmers were going hard throughout our territory. I would say our area is 85% planted with a maj…
The planters have been rolling here in northwest Illinois. There are a number of farmers putting beans in the ground, and then towards the end…
Last week started off with cool temperatures and cloudy days. We hit the weekend and the days were partly sunny with warmer temperatures. Fiel…
Field work was the main topic for the beginning of the week here in Northwest Illinois. A lot of anhydrous applications were going on througho…
Spring is finally here in Northwestern Illinois. Last week we had no precipitation with high winds and temperatures between the 40 and 60s. Th…
Ellen Rahn of Mt. Carroll farms with her husband, Justin Rahn, in Carroll and Ogle counties. Along with their beef cattle operation, they grow…