Soybean yields dip from late-season dryness, but corn shows resilience in north central Illinois

A farmer in north central Illinois says it’s been a somewhat surprising harvest season. Mark Wilson, who raises corn, soybeans, and hogs in Stark County, says heavy disease pressure limited his expectations in corn. “We had tar spot early, had some gray leaf, had some northern leaf blight, had some southern rust, but it’s coming […]

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