Fatal I-55 dust storm crash puts focus on Illinois farmers
Illinois’ farming practices have come into sharper focus since May 1, when a massive cloud of soil blanketed a stretch of I-55 south of Springfield, causing an 84-car pileup.
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Illinois’ farming practices have come into sharper focus since May 1, when a massive cloud of soil blanketed a stretch of I-55 south of Springfield, causing an 84-car pileup.
To the untrained eye, Richard Lyons’ farm looks messy. There are no uniform rows of green against a bare canvas of brown soil. Instead, soybean sprouts, 6 inches tall, spring
HARVEL, Ill. — To the untrained eye, Richard Lyons’ farm looks messy. There are no uniform rows of green against a bare canvas of brown soil. Instead, soybean sprouts, 6 inches tall, spring up through patches of decaying corn stalks and blades of dead cereal rye. But that’s exactly the way Lyons planned it. The techniques on display at his 300-acre family farm have been honed over a ...
HARVEL, Ill. — To the untrained eye, Richard Lyons’ farm looks messy. There are no uniform rows of green against a bare canvas of brown soil. Instead, soybean sprouts, 6
To the untrained eye, Richard Lyons’ farm looks messy. There are no uniform rows of green against a bare canvas of brown soil. Instead, soybean sprouts, 6 inches tall, spring up through patches of decaying corn stalks and blades of dead cereal rye. But that’s exactly the way Lyons planned it. The techniques on display at his 300-acre family farm have been honed over a half-century of ...