Across the Corn Belt, rain in portions of the Great Lakes region is slowing early-season fieldwork and perpetuating lowland flooding. In Michigan, sugarbeet planting was only 1% complete by April 12, versus the 5-year average of 15%. The Manistee River near Sherman, Michigan, has achieved a record-high level, cresting early today 3.27 feet above flood […]
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