A southwestern Illinois farmer says a wet spring has turned into a dry summer. “Believe it or not, we need rain.” Garrett Hawkins, who farms in Monroe County and serves as president of the Illinois Corn Growers Association, says an extremely wet April and May delayed planting, but recent rains have mostly missed his farm. […]
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