Wind damage and disease leave some Illinois corn fields nearly unharvestable

An agronomist with Dekalb / Asgrow says farmers in his area are struggling with downed corn. Lance Tarochione, who’s based in western Illinois, says a perfect storm of drought and disease has wrought havoc with the crops left in the field. “I’m not sure there’s anything that doesn’t have lodged areas in it, but there […]

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