2019 fall farm

2019 Logan County Farm Outlook Magazine Lincoln Daily News Nov. 1, 2019 Page 11 June 4 Note the development of leaves on trees and growth of weeds while many fields remain unplanted. June 15 While many fields were still not in on June 1st, some area farmers were now faced with what to do in the middle of June when the crop drowned, as seen in this corn field at Kenny. On June 19, 2019 the USDA announced that due to the extraordinary weather events Illinois has experienced in crop year 2019, Illinois Farm Service Agency State Executive Director William Graff approved an extension to all counties in Illinois, for producers without insurance or NAP coverage, to file a prevented planting claim by the final acreage reporting date of the crop. June 24 Looking east of Lincoln, nearing Clinton, this field eventually made it in and like many fields held sparse areas. July 2 What a difference some luck and a couple weeks make. By early July the story of 2019 was mostly written. Fields that were in, began a quick catch up. Note the right edges of the afore soybean field look a little sparse where water had pooled, a common sight throughout the region. Continue 8