Ill. Senate Republicans: Spring Planting Trails Behind Last Year Amidst Seed Inventory Concerns
May 21, 2024
May 21, 2024
CHICAGO, Illinois, May 21 -- The Illinois Senate Republicans issued the following news on May 20, 2024:
Spring planting in Illinois is well under way but is currently trailing last year's pace. However, farmers were able to make recent headway thanks to a spell of dry weather and average soil temperatures.
According to the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Illinois farmers have so far planted 42% . . .
Spring planting in Illinois is well under way but is currently trailing last year's pace. However, farmers were able to make recent headway thanks to a spell of dry weather and average soil temperatures.
According to the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Illinois farmers have so far planted 42% . . .