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PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — The warmer than normal winter and early spring are benefiting area farmers by allowing them to prep their fields sooner than normal. And that could mean higher yields later this year for them. “The experiments and the tests that have been done. The yield trials show that if soybeans are planted […]
PEORIA Ill. (WMBD) — Farmers are saying thank you for the rainfall after what was looking like a pretty dry season for crops. John Ackerman owns Ackerman Family Farm in Morton. He said the early summer drought was starting to get him nervous for this year’s harvesting season. “We went through a 50-day period with […]
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — The drought affecting the Peoria area has caused problems for farmers in the region. If there is not a significant rainfall within the next few weeks, the corn crop will be affected. There has been plenty of sunshine recently, but the other critical component for plant growth, water, has been nonexistent […]
A pathogenic crop disease has officially arrived in central Illinois, with the potential to rival the dreaded corn rootworm as a top corn yield-robber.
A pathogenic crop disease has officially arrived in central Illinois, with the potential to rival the dreaded corn rootworm as a top corn yield-robber.