A central Illinois farmer says it’s been a surprisingly slow start to harvest in his area. John Klemm, who raises corn, soybeans, and cattle in DeWitt County, says it’s been hard to find corn ready to be harvested. “That’s a 107-day hybrid and it’s running 21% to 22% moisture.” He says, “So, it’s not so […]
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An ag meteorologist says an active weather pattern could bring some long overdue drought relief to parts of the U.S. wheat
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