Soybeans

Drought Hit Western IL Crops Unevenly

Scott Stuntz — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:01:03 +0000

Recently released numbers by the USDA show that the drought affected crop yields last hear differently across Western Illinois.

Corn yields in McDonough and Mason counties were down thirty bushels per acre from last year. Adams and Pike County were down 60 bushels while Mercer County was actually up twenty.

How Bad was the Drought for IL Farmers in 2012?

Scott Stuntz — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 20:38:26 +0000

It was fairly obvious that the drought hit farmers hard this year, but how hard?
For Illinois, both corn and soybean yield were below expectations for 2012. But Angie Peltier with the Monmouth office of University of Illinois Extension says soybeans fared much better than corn.

Rain Could Help SE Iowa Soybeans

Jason Parrott — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 03:53:39 +0000

The rainfall from Hurricane Isaac is both good and bad news for southeast Iowa farmers.