John Hazzard has always done a wonderful job keeping the WGN Weather Center informed about soil and farming conditions for Illinois farmers. He tells us today that weather conditions are back to being favorable again for harvesting corn in our area now that the recent storm system has departed. Hazzard also sent us the photos below, which were taken 2 miles east of Wilmington, Ill., of Dave and John Meyer harvesting corn on a beautiful Friday afternoon. As John told us:
"The corn had to be dumped from the combine into an auger wagon, then taken to the semi truck sitting out on the road because of the wet field conditions. The corn moisture is between 20-30 wetter than the last five-year average due to the weather conditions over the past 6 months. Soybean harvest is 95 percent done, but the corn is very slow to come out -- only 30 percent of corn acreage has been harvested in this area. This time last year everyone was done with both crops; what a difference a year makes..."
Fortunately, the good news according to Hazzard is that the yields in both soybeans and corn are either average or above average. Thanks John for the timely update as well as the photos!
Photos courtesy of John Hazzard
"The corn had to be dumped from the combine into an auger wagon, then taken to the semi truck sitting out on the road because of the wet field conditions. The corn moisture is between 20-30 wetter than the last five-year average due to the weather conditions over the past 6 months. Soybean harvest is 95 percent done, but the corn is very slow to come out -- only 30 percent of corn acreage has been harvested in this area. This time last year everyone was done with both crops; what a difference a year makes..."
Fortunately, the good news according to Hazzard is that the yields in both soybeans and corn are either average or above average. Thanks John for the timely update as well as the photos!
Photos courtesy of John Hazzard
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