The Illinois State Climatologist says extreme weather swings don’t appear on the horizon this year. During an Illinois Soybean Association webinar, Trent Ford said 2024 got off to a dry start which allowed farmers to get an early start during spring planting season.
As a result, the entire growing and harvest season for corn and soybeans was ahead of scheduled. As for this winter, Ford says don’t expect the mild winter that Illinois has seen over the past few years.
Ford says Illinois was not heading into winter with full topsoil and streams, so there is capacity for more moisture.
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