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Apr 27, 2021 7:37 AM (SPRINGFIELD) In yesterday’s USDA Illinois Crop Progress Report, there were 4.3 days suitable for field work last week. The average temperature at 45.9 degrees, 9.5 degrees below normal. Rainfall averaged 0.49 inches, 0.45 inches below normal. As of Sunday, corn planted reached 23 percent and soybeans planted reached 18 percent, both well ahead of average. Winter wheat headed was 19 percent, with 71 percent of the wheat crop in good to excellent condition. Locally, farmer...

Crop Progress Wheat The Crop Progress Report from the National Ag Statistics Service says snow and rain slowed fieldwork in areas since the last report. Northeastern counties received snow with good moisture content, boosting soil moisture supplies. Winter wheat development was behind in some areas. More moisture is needed going forward to build soil moisture profiles. Madison Andersen is Communications Coordinator at the Colorado Wheat Administrative Committee. Andersen: “We’re thankful fo...

Olney, IL, USA / WSEI Freedom 92.9 FM | The Best Country in America Apr 20, 2021 7:16 AM (SPRINGFIELD) In yesterday’s USDA Illinois Crop Progress Report – there were 4.8 days suitable for field work on average last week throughout the state. The average temperature last week was 49.5 degrees, 3.4 degrees below normal, while the average precipitation was 0.14 inches, 0.83 inches below normal. As of Sunday, both statewide topsoil and subsoil moisture supplies were at or over 90 percent adequa...

  SYNOPSIS:  Several storm systems moving across the Rockies through the month of March provided beneficial and much needed precipitation to much of south central and southeast Colorado. This is especially true across southeast Colorado, which recorded widespread precipitation amounts of 1 to 2 inches throughout the month, with local amounts exceeding 3 inches. The COOP observation in Eads, Colorado recorded 2.47 inches of precipitation in March, which is 1.54 inches above its monthly average...

Winter Wheat Colorado has the second lowest-rated winter wheat crop in the nation, thanks to ongoing low soil moisture and not enough precipitation falling from the skies. And that’s a slight improvement from the number one position. USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, has a look at the states that have the lowest winter wheat condition ratings. Rippey: ” Texas where it was quite warm and dry for the week, taking the number one spot in terms of very poor to poor ratings. 36% is the new number...

The culprit is what’s being called a monster Rex block weather pattern. It’s made up of a high pressure system sandwiched between two low pressure systems. When one of the low pressure systems moves below the high pressure system, it blocks the high pressure. That means the system is stuck and will not be able to move for a long time. Rex blocks are characterized by a high-pressure system located pole-ward of a low-pressure system. The Rex block will remain nearly stationary until one of...

Soybean price is rebounding after its plunge below $1,400 by trading at $1,427. Investors are focused on April’s WASDE Report after USDA left its estimates largely unchanged in March. A significant portion of US farmers have shifted from planting soybean to corn in the spring season. Soybean price is trading higher after its plunge at the beginning of the month. Supply concerns have triggered the gains ahead of April’s WASDE Report on Friday. The agricultural commodity is trading at 1,427 a...

good evening, everyone. im erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, the big scare. with just four days in the congress high tails it out of washingt washington, there was plenty of talk about the looming consequences of the looming fiscal cliff. were talking about tax cuts expiring for everyone automatically, payroll taxes going up, emergency unemployment benefits ending and, of course, the $1.2 trillion in so-called sequestration cuts. about half of that sum is going to come from defense. >>...

there was plenty of talk about the dire consequences of the looming fiscal cliff. were talking about tax cuts expiring for everyone automatically, payroll taxes going up, emergency unemployment benefits ending and, of course, the $1.2 trillion in so-called sequestration cuts. about half of that sum is going to come from defense. >> the obligation of the commander in chief is to act like the commander in chief, and that wld be to prevent these cuts, which in the words of his own secreta...

with four days before congress high-tails it out of washington, there was plenty of talk about the dire consequences of the looming fiscal cliff. were talking about tax cuts expiring for everyone automatically, payroll taxes going up, emergency unemployment benefits ending and, of course, the $1.2 trillion in so-called sequestration cuts. about half of that sum is going to come from defense. >> the obligation of the commander in chief is to act like the commander in chief, and that wou...