Aaron Hager
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Professor of Weed Science
University of Illinois
Joined April 2017
New post by Todd Gleason: Aug 01 | Weather Update and Market Review
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by Trent Ford, State Climatologist Illinois State Water Survey | Prairie Research Institute University of Illinois We can wrap a bow around a very hot and humid month of July across Illinois....
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New post by Illinois Extension: Illinois Crop Update – August 1, 2025
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Emily Hansen – Commercial Agriculture Educator LaSalle County Soil Conditions: Mildly Wet (soil is wetter than normal, local vegetation is healthy) The heat and humidity has finally broken today...
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New post by Boris X. Camiletti: Red Crown Rot Progressing in Illinois: Symptoms Confirmed in Shelby County Commercial Fields
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Symptoms of Red Crown Rot (RCR), caused by the soilborne fungus Calonectria ilicicola, are now appearing in commercial soybean fields. As of July 29, 2025, leaf, stem, and root symptoms have been...
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New post by Todd Gleason: Jul 25 | Market Review and Weather Update
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by Trent Ford, State Climatologist Illinois State Water Survey | Prairie Research Institute University of Illinois Another week of hot and humid weather across the state had me October dreaming....
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New post by Illinois Extension: Illinois Crop Update – July 25, 2025
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Steve Brand– Commercial Agriculture Specialist DeKalb County Soil Conditions: Near Normal Its another hot week upon as a heat dome settles down on the Midwest as a whole. July so far has brought 3.5...
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New post by Trent Ford: July 30: Get paid for your opinions about ag climate data
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Calling all corn and soybean producers and agricultural advisers! The United Soybean Board (USB), in partnership with the Midwestern Regional Climate Center (MRCC), Illinois Extension, Illinois State...
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New post by Boris X. Camiletti: Red Crown Rot Symptoms Emerging in Illinois Soybeans
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Symptoms of Red Crown Rot (RCR), caused by the soilborne fungus Calonectria ilicicola, have begun to appear in our 2025 field trials at Illinois farms in Madison and Macoupin counties with a known...
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New post by Boris Camiletti: Southern Rust Now Confirmed in Illinois: Scouting and Management Recommendations
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Southern rust of corn, caused by the fungus Puccinia polysora, has now been confirmed in Illinois during the 2025 season, with detections in Perry County in southern Illinois and McLean County in...
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New post by Todd Gleason: Jul 18 | Market Review and Weather Update
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by Trent Ford, State Climatologist Illinois State Water Survey | Prairie Research Institute University of Illinois It was another hot, humid, and stormy week across the Prairie State. Average...
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New post by Illinois Extension: Illinois Crop Update – July 18, 2025
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Steve Brand– Commercial Agriculture Specialist DeKalb County Soil Conditions: Mildly Dry (soil is drier than normal, plant growth may have slowed) The rains have finally arrived in northern IL with a...
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New post by Todd Gleason: Southern Rust Confirmed Near Illinois: What You Need to Know
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Southern rust of corn, caused by the fungus Puccinia polysora, has recently been confirmed in counties of Indiana and Kentucky bordering southern Illinois. While not yet confirmed in Illinois this...
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New post by Giovani Preza Fontes: Nitrogen fertilizer and soybean yield: what we learned from multi-year trials in Illinois
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You can also read the article in Portuguese and Spanish 2025 crop progress Despite intermittent delays in southern Illinois and replanting in some areas, the 2025 planting season has largely tracked...
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New post by Illinois Extension: Illinois Crop Update – July 11, 2025
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Steve Brand– Commercial Agriculture Specialist Grundy and DeKalb Counties Soil Conditions: Mildly Dry (soil is drier than normal, plant growth may have slowed) Another dry week for northern IL with a...
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New post by Todd Gleason: Agronomy Day Events – July
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July 16 - Orr Agricultural Research and Demonstration Center Field Day July 23 - Monmouth Field Day July 24 - Ewing Demonstration Center Field Day July 25 - Hemp Research Open House Orr Agricultural...
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New post by Todd Gleason: An Illinois Crop Progress Conversation
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* Tools to Manage Tar Spot * Illinois Soft Red Winter Wheat Harvest & Quality * Corn and Soybean Update * WILLAg Closing Market Report and Commodity Week The Closing Market Report podcast player...
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New post by Illinois Extension: Illinois Crop Update – July 4, 2025
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Kathryn Seebruck – Commercial Agriculture Educator Winnebago County Soil Conditions: Mildly Dry (soil is drier than normal, plant growth may have slowed) Across much of the area, there are entire...
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New post by Todd Gleason: Jun 27 | WILLAg Markets and Weather
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--- WILLAg.org radio programming for the work week ending June 27, 2025 Commodity Week can be heard in the 2 o'clock hour central time on WILL AM580 or you may subscribe to it using the links in the...
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New post by Esneider Bojaca, Diane Plewa: Phytophthora Crown and Stem Rot in Soybean: A Recurrent Disease in Illinois
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Soybean Phytophthora root, crown, and stem rot is one of the most significant diseases affecting soybean production worldwide. Multiple species of Phytophthora, a group of related soilborne pathoge...
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New post by Illinois Extension: Illinois Crop Update – June 27, 2025
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Steve Brand – Commercial Agriculture Specialist DeKalb County Soil Conditions: Near Normal Overall, it’s been a very hot and humid week across northern IL as we begin to move out of the heat dome...
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