The Macon County Farm Bureau scholarship application is now available! Applications are due by March 1, 2026. Questions? Contact the office at 217-877.2436!
Just over 0.5 inches of rain at our place. The north and northeast parts of the county averaged over an inch while the western, central and southern parts of the county averaged 0.2 inches. Corn and beans look good for…
Most of the area had a decent week of getting caught up in the field. It was a smorgasbord of activity as we saw first planting of beans, replanting of beans, wheat harvest, double-crop beans being planted, sidedressing corn, post…
Early corn and beans are starting to get fungicide in our area. So far disease pressure seems light, but with hot temps and humidity coming back it seems that it could be good conditions for it. Overall, the crop is…
We had a nice 0.5 inches of rain Fourth of July weekend. The beans have nearly doubled in size the past couple weeks with the rain. More of the early corn is starting to throw tassels and start pollination. There…
Tassels have emerged on early-planted corn and 30-inch row soybeans are reaching canopy. We caught one more 2.5-inch gusher of rain on the Fourth of July but it came down so fast that most ran off, allowing sprayers to get…
We had anywhere from 1.3 to 2 inches of rainfall over Fourth of July weekend with a nice dry week to follow, but next week really looks to heat up again. April-planted corn is in full pollination mode with a…