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Flash drought developed in east central, southern and northwest Illinois. Most of the corn in the drought-affected area, and fields that were planted later or have compacted or light-textured soils elsewhere displayed leaf curling in the afternoon, and many were beginning to curl in the mornings. Corn and soybeans were shorter than they might have been due to difficulty in taking up enough water to fully expand cells. Leaf area increases have also been slowed, with soybeans having smaller leaves, and corn in some fields not adding leaf stages as quickly as growing degree accumulations predict. AgFax (Brandon, Miss.), June 27, 2022