debugging field crop production

Our last full week of March had very March-like weather, with average temperatures ranging from the high 30s in far northern Illinois to the low 50s in far southern Illinois, right around normal for this time of the year. March to date average temperatures have been 3 to 6 degrees warmer than normal; a top 10 warmest March on record so far for much of northern Illinois. Another round of storms brought modest precipitation totals across the state this week,…

The first week of March and climatological spring was decidedly spring-like. Average temperatures ranged from the mid-30s in northern Illinois to the high 40s in southern Illinois, between 3 and 8 degrees above normal. High temperatures reached into the 60s and 70s early in the week before crashing back to the 30s and 40s. February ended 2 to 4 degrees below normal statewide, wrapping up a climatological winter season that was within 1 degree of normal statewide.…

Illinois Extension has released two updated publications on corn and soybean management in Illinois. These publications offer guidance to assist producers, crop consultants, and agronomists on how to manage Illinois corn and soybean crops in the most efficient and profitable manner. The recommendations provide guidelines and should be adjusted to suit the specific conditions of each producer’s cropping systems. The publications are designed as a quick reference and provide research-based, current information on:

• Variety/hybrid selection
• Planting practices
• Nutrient management
• Weed management
• Insect management
• Disease management

The publications can be found linked on the Illinois Extension Crops website under Publications/Fact Sheets,…

Here you will find links to the presentations made during the March 4, 2025 All Day Ag Outlook held at the Beef House in Covington, Indiana. It included members of the University of Illinois farmdoc team, on air analysts with WILLAg.org, and others. click to hear the presentations from the March 4, 2025 conference

• Grain Market Fundamentals with Joe Janzen, U of Illinois
• South America Production Update with Joana Colussi,

…