Weather delays pushing some Eastern Corn Belt farmers toward final planting dates

Many farmers in the Eastern Corn Belt continue to face weather delays as the planting deadline for crop insurance nears.  Jason Williamson, with Ohio-based Williamson Crop Insurance, says the final planting date for most areas in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan is June 5th for corn and June 20th for soybeans. “For each day that it’s planted after the final plant date, […]

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