Pleasant late summer temperatures with 0.3 inches in the gauge makes for an easy early September week. We are seeing silage corn getting chopped, bean fields showing more yellow leaves, cornfields showing brown husks pulling back, and everyone knows it…
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Decatur, Illinois
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Weather forecast from yr.no, delivered by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and the NRK
Illinois Farm Bureau News
September 12, 2026
Thursday was kind of a rain day. The amounts were very spotty. I had 0.5 inches at my house to just 0.1 by our main shop. More cornfields are getting picked since my last report and I believe next week…
September 12, 2026
Hot and dry conditions continue on our farm in deep southern Illinois. Crops are maturing rapidly. Corn harvest has been our primary activity since my last report with moisture levels running from 16% to 18%. Please take time to stay…
September 12, 2026
We started shelling corn in Cass County Sept. 8. Moisture has ranged from 19% to 23%. We got rained out Wednesday before we could get the first farm finished and hoped to get back in on Friday. Popcorn harvest continues…
September 12, 2026
The heat finally dissipated early last week. Working outside was brutal. We’re all glad that September has arrived. The area had two towns host their annual Labor Day celebrations and both were terrific with large turnouts. It’s a good chance…
September 12, 2026
Corn and soybean harvest is moving right along. Extreme heat has put Mother Nature’s grain dryer in high gear. We noted a 10-point corn moisture drop in about 10 days. There are a lot of corn acres to be harvested…