Victoria Babu
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Corn growers across the Midwest have made up for lost time in a big way from a slow start to planting season after a waterlogged spring.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says 71 percent of the corn crop in key grain states is sowed. That's up from just 28 percent a week ago, though the pace remains behind the average of the previous five years of 79 percent.
Huge strides are being made in Iowa, where the 71 percent of the state's corn crop is in the ground is more than quadruple where it stood a week ago.
Three-quarters of Illinois' corn crop is sown, as is 70 percent of the crop in neighboring Missouri.
At this time last year, nearly all the corn crop had been planted.
Portion of Ladue Rd closed to traffic for Senior PGA
Tuesday, 21 May 2013 08:38 Published in Around Town
Crews will begin closing roads today in Town & Country ahead of the Senior PGA Tournament at Bellerive Country Club.
From 6 a.m. until 8 p.m. today through Sunday, Ladue Road will be closed to non-golf tournament traffic from Mason Road to Highway 141.
Only vehicles with the proper hang-tags will be allowed to travel in that area.
Portion of Ladue Rd closed to traffic for Senior PGA
Tuesday, 21 May 2013 07:32 Published in Local News
Crews will begin closing roads today in Town & Country ahead of the Senior PGA Tournament at Bellerive Country Club.
From 6 a.m. until 8 p.m. today through Sunday, Ladue Road will be closed to non-golf tournament traffic from Mason Road to Highway 141.
Only vehicles with the proper hang-tags will be allowed to travel in that area.
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