Above-average rainfall puts crimp on corn yields
The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL › June 23, 2009
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BLOOMINGTON - Farmers are expecting reduced corn yields this year because of above-average rainfall that has flooded some fields.
"Portions of fields may yield normally but some might not yield at all," said John Hawkins, a spokesman for the Illinois Farm Bureau. Besides leaving some fields underwater, too much rain washes out fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides.See the full content of this document
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Above-average rainfall puts crimp on corn yields
It's too late in the season to replant corn,...
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