Farm Safety Day Visits for Area Fifth Grades

•November 2, 2016•

By Tyler Harvey
Douglas-Moultrie Farm Bureau Manager

As many of you are well aware, the 2016 harvest is well underway for the year. With the weather we have had over the last weeks, farmers have tirelessly been working to get the crops out before the weather breaks. Not only farmers, but truck drivers, erg service companies such as South Central FS and all other helpers have been working nonstop this harvest.

Even after the corn and soybeans are harvested, there is still much work to be done. Fall tillage will be continuing, application of Anhydrous Ammonia, and fertilizer and lime spreading will also be starting as long as the weather holds out. As of Sunday, October 9, the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has the Illinois corn crop at 62% harvested. This is above the five-year average of 51% for Illinois. The condition of the corn has been rated at 83% good or excellent. Soybeans harvested on this report come in at 39%. This is slightly under the five-year average of 46%. Soybean plant conditions as of October 9 was 82% rated as good or excellent.      Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.