The consensus from most farmers at the 2019 Farm Progress Show is that the crops – both corn and soybeans – need time to finish. .
John Linder, an Ohio farmer and 1st vice president elect of the National Corn Growers Association says what he did get planted looks okay – it’s just running running behind. “For us, I do feel fortunate,” he says. “Beans are maybe not the best crop we’ve ever had, obviously. And the corn crop won’t be a record – I hope it’s average.”
AUDIO: John Linder, Ohio farmer
Minnesota farmer and vice president of the American Soybean Association Bill Gordon says this crop still has a long way to go.
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