Illinois farmer expecting average yields after dry growing season

Photo by Bryan Severs An east central Illinois grain farmer says dry weather will likely keep his yields average at best this year.  Bryan Severs of Potomac tells Brownfield his area is about 7 inches behind their average rainfall for this time of year, but on Monday morning, “We got another seven tenths and that is the first significant rain we have had in a long time. I think I can even see the beans growing as we speak.” The most recent US drought monitor shows the majority of...