Photo by RR Best
Two dry ears of corn rest beside an already harvested plot of farmland Saturday, August 31 just north of Sullivan. The recent dry spell has prompted some farmers to take to their combines a little earlier than expected, while soybeans remain in desperate need of rain.

Corn looks to benefit from recent spell, yet likely to see lower market prices

by Ian Murphy
NP Contributor

Wet and dry, cool and hot, up and down.

Inconsistent weather this growing season delayed the planting of corn and soybeans and could draw the crop harvest into late October

Clint Robinson, a member of the Moultrie County Farm Bureau board, said he waited until May 15 to plant corn and waited into June to plant soybeans because of the excess moisture in the soil.

Last year he planted during the last week of March and first week of April.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.