Ken Beck isn't much of a golf fan, but the 48-year-old corn farmer was a little relieved to have Tiger Woods' troubles to discuss. IE 11 is not supported.

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois farmers have begun the 2021 corn harvest. ... Illinois corn harvest has begun. By Ron DeBrock, ronald.debrock@thetelegraph.com Sep 13, 2021.

And as CBS 2's Vince Gerasole reports, it's an economic threat to Illinois' farmers. The Strom family, who's farm has over 60 acres of corn, has been farming just West of Elgin for the past 100 years.

Illinois corn harvest was at 6% as of Sunday, compared to the five-year average of 16% at this point in the season, according to the USDA.

“In one word, I’d say: ‘miserable,'” said Tuttle, who grows corn, soybeans and wheat on about 1,000 acres near Somonauk, about 25 miles southwest of Aurora.

The USDA released the latest harvest progress in Illinois after last week had 5.6 days of suitable field work. Farmers have been busy in their fields with corn being 90% harvested and soybeans 95% ...

Like many Illinois growers beset by recent harvest-halting rains that have turned their fields into expanses of mud, Mark Reichert spent yet another day Tuesday relegated to odd jobs, sanding away … ...

(The Center Square) – Illinois farmers are in the heart of harvest season and from all indications, crop yields will be favorable. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, about ...

MAPLE PARK, Illinois, Oct 19 (Reuters) - After a dry spring threatened to wither the U.S. corn crop in the fields, farmers are harvesting what will likely be the country's third-largest crop ever.

Illinois corn is maturing so quickly this summer that one University of Illinois crop expert expects an early harvest, with combines in some fields by Labor Day. "It's progressed very nicely ...

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois’ 2020 corn harvest has begun. As of Sunday, 2 percent of corn in Illinois has been harvested according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Illinois Crop Progress ...