4 November 4, 2014 2014 LOGAN COUNTY FARM OUTLOOK MAGAZINE LINCOLN DAILY NEWS.com
John Fulton
is the U of
I extension
director
for Logan,
Menard and
Sangamon
Counties
2014
YEAR IN
review
T
he 2014 growing season has
definitely been one of ups – and
downs. “Up” refers to yields and
rainfall, and “down” refers to income.
Early corn yields have indicated a
possible record in the making, but they
certainly aren’t all in the “bin buster”
category. Factors contributing to less
than stellar yields in some fields include
wet weather, delayed planting, severe
corn rootworm damage, nematode
damage, and disease problems.
Soybean yields have been widely
ranging, with lower than average yields
in some fields and better
than average in others. Frequently, those
two scenarios have played out in
fields across the road
from each other,
planted the same day, and
using the same variety.
Possible reasons include the Sudden
Death Syndrome disease, white mold,
and cyst nematode damage.
Farm income for 2014 and the projected
income for 2015 is the big story.
Using figures from crop budgets on
Central Illinois High Productivity Land,
University of Illinois economists project
less than $200 per acre from corn after
soybeans and slightly over $200 per
acre for soybeans after corn would be
available to pay rent and family living
expenses for the upcoming season.
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