Crop issues pop up as season winds down

The 2024 growing season was somewhat unusual in Illinois, with overall conditions good enough to produce record-high corn and soybean yields.The September estimate of corn yield in Illinois is 222 bushels per acre, down 3 bushels from the August estimate. Soybean yield is projected to be 65 bushels per acre, 1 bushel less than the August estimate.These declines may reflect the increasing dryness in the state over the past weeks.With early-planted corn and soybean at or near maturity, dryness wil