The Illinois wheat checkoff is up and running. “It officially started July 1st, where assessments were being withheld from grain settlements.” John Howell, who farms in southwestern Illinois and chairs the Illinois Wheat Development Board, says the voluntary penny and a half per bushel assessment brings wheat to a level playing field with corn and […]
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