A central Illinois farmer says his crops are off to a good start despite a challenging spring. Matt Bennett, who grows corn and soybeans in Shelby County, tells Brownfield… “We really had three windows to plant, early to mid-April, and then a little bit right there at the end of April, and then, of course, […]
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