A central Illinois farmer says his 2025 harvest was surprising. Kent Kleinschmidt, who farms in Logan County, says the late-season drought didn’t impact his yields as much as he expected. “Considering the lack of rain we got, especially in August and September, some of our beans were probably the best beans we ever had.” He […]
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