Cropwatcher 08-21-09

Todd Easton Coles County August 21 2009: Well we got the rain I said we needed last week in most areas with accumulation ranging from just over a tenth to just under an inch and from what I have seen it will do the corn some good and the beans a lot of good. Our Coles County Extension Office hosted a county wide corn yield check and asked me to participate in one of the groups. I’m very grateful that they did as I enjoyed getting to see what was going on through out the area. First of all the final county wide estimate came out to be 154.5 bushel per acre which was disappointing to most all who participated. We all saw quite a bit of tip back that seems to have occurred in the last week and a few pollination issues. Another observation I would make personally is that the producers who pushed their populations to the high side will be rewarded for doing so when the combines roll. As for the soybeans they really appreciated the rain and are doing well for now but have a very long way to go and really need things to go right.