Like most farmers in Central Illinois, Adam Brown has spent the past week preparing and planting this year’s crops.
“It’s already getting extremely busy,” the Warrensburg farmer said.
With the prediction of warm weather, farmers were anxious to get into the fields.
“But weather is always a factor,” Brown said. “It’s always something we’re watching.”
According to local farmers, the ground, as well as the weather, have been ideal for the current season.
“This is some of the best planting conditions I’ve seen in the last five years,” said Moweaqua farmer Bryon Coffman. “If it stays like this for the next two weeks, I think this entire crop in this area will be planted, both corn and soybeans.”
Kevin Toohill started planting soybeans on Tuesday in northern DeWitt County.
Source: herald-review.com
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Categories: Illinois, Crops