As my internship comes to an end, I was able to sit down with my supervisor Dr. Dave Pike and my fellow scout David Fulton and discuss the major things that have affected crops over the summer months. Overall, there was great weather in the early season that helped get the crops started strong and kept off the weeds and insects. Towards the end of the season, most corn and soybeans could have used more rain as we have had a dry late summer into early fall. These dry conditions can causes many diseases such as rust and septoria. Overall however, the growing season was a great success to most farmers and high yields in corn and soybeans will be predicted in most parts of Central Illinois.