Weather and economics could force some last minute planting changes

A southeastern Illinois farmer says he hopes to start planting around the first of April.  Jeff Scates, chair of the Illinois Corn Marketing Council, says weather and commodity prices will be the driving force as his farm considers any last-minute changes to their planting intentions. “We’ll look at numbers again,” he says.  “And figure that […]

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