McLEANSBORO, Ill. — Joseph Rexing cut back on planting corn this year, largely due to the price of nitrogen fertilizer. His yields are good, but it’s been a losing proposition for a while.
Good yields, bad economics for southeast Illinois farmer
Joseph Rexing runs his combine across a cornfield in Hamilton County, Ill. Like many farmers in the region this year, he got his corn and soybeans planted early in the spring and out early in the fall but is struggling to make his operation profitable.





