Corn and soybeans struggle in dry Illinois heat

The lack of rain is impacting an Illinois farmer’s crops.  Mark Krausz farms in southern Illinois and he is also the President of the Illinois Wheat Association.  Krausz tells Brownfield his corn and soybeans are really struggling. “We haven’t had any, like a tenth and maybe two-tenths twice. One was a tenth and one was a tenth-and-a-half actually since the first part of May. We’re really dry.”

Krausz says drought-tolerant seed genetics have helped the crops survive the dry spell, and he believes his fields benefited from the wind direction somewhat.

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