Crop Comment: Healthy Corn, Beans in Illinois

Todd Thumma, Syngenta area agronomist in northwest Illinois, says he has seen some agronomic challenges this spring, but overall the crops look great.

 

"We had two or three weather events that rolled through the area early this spring, causing the need for replant," he says.

 

Additionally, seedling blight, black cutworm moths and cases of seedling blights have all been identified.

Regardless, Thumma says, he’s expecting a good growing season. There’s a lot of good-looking corn in our area, and less than 10% of soybean fields are having problems."

 

Listen to his full audio report:

 

Visit the AgWeb Online Field Guide to find information on how to treat pests in your fields.

 

Learn more about this spring's pest pressures. Visit AgWeb's Pest Watch section.

 

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