Farms are quiet on the home front as corn fungicide finishes up and more moderate temperatures set in. We’re making our soybean fungicide pass with our pull sprayer on 30-inch rows. Fields are getting dry as the deluge of early…
Sefton Memorial Drive
Sefton Memorial Drive
The Emmett Sefton Memorial Drive will be held on Sunday, July 19. The Pony Express grounds in Mt. Zion will be the starting and ending point for the event. Registration will start at 7:30 AM. Drive will begin at 9 AM. Any make and model of tractor, car, truck, or motorcycles are welcome to participate. Lunch will be provided. Donations to the Emmett Sefton Memorial Scholarship fund are greatly appreciated.
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Illinois Farm Bureau News
July 25, 2026
There are still a few planes and drones flying on corn fungicide. I started my second pass last week. Soybeans are now being sprayed. Talking with other area farmers last week on a bus trip to a plot day, most…
July 25, 2026
We received 0.7 inches of rain last week. It was surely welcome since it had been hot and dry for a few weeks. It still did not fill in the 8-inch cracks in the ground in some of my bean…
July 25, 2026
We got rain July 17 of 0.25 inches and July 20 of 0.7. The severe storms missed this area. Corn is still looking good and pollination survived the hot weather. Some firing of lower leaves on the sandy fields. The…
July 25, 2026
The weather last week was dreamy. Temperatures during the day were comfortable with lower humidity levels. At night, windows can be open with mornings almost chilly. It hasn’t rained since Independence Day, so it is starting to get dry. I…
July 25, 2026
Three or four times a day during the summer months I’ll stop off at the water hydrant, lean over and tank up with 10 or 11 gulps before heading back to whatever the task might be. As of Thursday my…