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Drought, Wildfires and Spring Planting

May 18, 2022

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Video: Drought, Wildfires and Spring Planting

The seed planter operators flipped the heat to the A-C settings almost overnight. An unseasonably warm push of air blasted much of the Midwest as conditions finally started to allow for some fieldwork and eventually planting. The slow start to the 2021 season has put a drag on the national corn and soybean planting progress, keeping things well behind the 5-year average.