While temperatures continue to be cooler, the lack of rainfall in the state of Illinois continues to worry farmers as the 2011 harvest draws near.

With more on this week’s crop report is David Ward with the USDA offices of Illinois.

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Tune into Newstalk 97.3 WTIM and TaylorvilleDailyNews.com for the weekly crop report all the way until this year’s harvest this fall.