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Working Field Days in Illinois

Summary

The National Agricultural Statistical Service (NASS) regularly reports “days suitable for fieldwork”, hereafter referred to as “working days”. Evaluation of working day data from 1980 through 2009 indicates that there is about a 50% chance that any day in April or May will be suitable for field work, with slightly higher chances in northern and central Illinois than in southern Illinois. There is over a 75% chance than any day during September or October will be suitable for fieldwork.