Journal-Courier (Jacksonville, Ill., June 22) Even if west-central Illinois receives an inch of rain today, crops will still be thirsty. The combination of 90-degree temperatures and a lack of rain in the past couple of months have led to growing concerns among grain farmers over what yields will be. “A little bit of that concern is over the preseason prediction of drought conditions,” says Aaron Dufelmeier, director of the University of Illinois Extension office that serves Calhoun, Cass, Greene, Morgan and Scott counties.
