Corn production down in Sangamon County, but soybean total rises

Weather-related losses drove Sangamon County corn production down nearly 22 percent last year to its lowest level since 2001, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a report released Tuesday. Soybean production, in contrast, was the highest in six years. Unusually warm nights last summer caused most of the damage to corn, said Brad Schwab, director of the USDA National Agricultural

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