The 2019 planting season proved that American farmers would do whatever was needed to get a crop in. Coming off a growing season riddled with springtime rain and dry summer conditions, which led to a late harvest, farmers are now adjusting to what it looks like as they navigate planting […]
By BEN ORNER Capitol News Illinois borner@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Central Illinois counties led Illinois in corn and soybean production last year as every region and nearly all counties saw decreases in both crops, according to estimates released last week by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Both production and yields for corn and soybeans fell […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com The 2019 growing season in East Central Illinois was unlike any farmers of this generation has seen before. From unusually wet conditions through the beginning of June, to spotty rainfall throughout the summer to snowy conditions as early as October, precipitation has ruled what farmers […]
