Stormy stretch slows planting progress
Despite statewide planting progress being ahead of the average pace, weather and soil conditions kept many tractors on the sidelines in large portions of central and northern Illinois through mid-April. However, many finally got a chance to begin or resume fieldwork late last week. “Things are going pretty well, we’re just working the kinks out,” Michael Deppert, president of the Tazewell County Farm Bureau, told FarmWeek. Deppert received nearly 5 inches of rain on his farm the first week of […]
