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Missouri on track for second-highest corn harvest on record

UncategorizedBy News September 27, 2016 Leave a comment

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture says this year’s corn crop in Missouri is on track to be the second-highest yield on record. The Columbia Missourian reports that the state was on track as of Sept. 12. The agriculture department predicts there will be an average yield of 165 bushels per acre…

Muggy weather in Illinois could yield bountiful harvest

UncategorizedBy News August 25, 2016 Leave a comment

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) – Crop experts say the recent heat and humidity that has hit Illinois is ideal for the state’s soybean and corn crops. Nikki Keltner is a program coordinator for the University of Illinois Extension, which covers Jo Daviess, Stephenson and Winnebago counties. She says early ear counts indicate above-average corn production in…