The USDA has released their final 2021 crop progress and condition reports and Illinois ended on a good note.
As of Sunday, the USDA says 98% of winter wheat planting is complete with 92% of the crop emerged and 82% of the crop in good to excellent condition- the highest condition rating in the past decade for this point in the season.
Corn and soybean harvest data concluded a couple of weeks ago, but Nate Prater, a Golden Harvest agronomist for central and southern Illinois says looking back, 2021 was a pretty good year for both crops.
