# Weathering the change: Illinois farmers combat droughts, yield rates - The Daily Illini

> A Daily Illini feature profiles Illinois farmers adapting to early spring rains and flooding that disrupt planting. It attributes the changing conditions to climate change and describes past drought-related losses.

- Date: 2020-03-09 · published 2020-03-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53976-weathering-the-change-illinois-farmers-combat-droughts-yield-rates-the-daily
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Anecdotal farm-level adaptation stories carry no new supply or price information for feed buyers.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-10-12 | [Many Farmers in Illinois Finding Better Than Expected Yields Despite Drought and Heat - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13239-many-farmers-in-illinois-finding-better-than-expected-yields-despite-drought.md) | -0.4% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2019-04-30 | [Excessive rainfall as damaging to corn yield as extreme heat, drought \| Around the County \| Illinois Extension \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58933-excessive-rainfall-as-damaging-to-corn-yield-as-extreme-heat-drought-around-the.md) | +0.9% | +8.9% |
| CORN | 2023-06-20 | [Dry Weather and Drought in the Midwest, Middle-June 2023 - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13271-dry-weather-and-drought-in-the-midwest-middle-june-2023-farmdoc-daily.md) | -1.6% | -13.3% |
| CORN | 2023-06-22 | [Dry Weather and Crop Conditions in Illinois - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13272-dry-weather-and-crop-conditions-in-illinois-farmdoc.md) | -8.7% | -14.9% |
| CORN | 2023-03-15 | [Farmers watching the clock for drought buster - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13290-farmers-watching-the-clock-for-drought-buster-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.6% | +0.8% |
| SOY | 2023-10-12 | [Many Farmers in Illinois Finding Better Than Expected Yields Despite Drought and Heat - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13239-many-farmers-in-illinois-finding-better-than-expected-yields-despite-drought.md) | +4.7% | +7.7% |
| SOY | 2019-04-30 | [Excessive rainfall as damaging to corn yield as extreme heat, drought \| Around the County \| Illinois Extension \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58933-excessive-rainfall-as-damaging-to-corn-yield-as-extreme-heat-drought-around-the.md) | -3.5% | +1.0% |
| SOY | 2023-06-20 | [Dry Weather and Drought in the Midwest, Middle-June 2023 - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13271-dry-weather-and-drought-in-the-midwest-middle-june-2023-farmdoc-daily.md) | +3.7% | +1.7% |

## Sources

- dailyillini.com: https://dailyillini.com/life_and_culture-stories/2020/03/09/weathering-change-farmers-combat-droughts/

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