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Corn Belt moves north as planting practices shift

Phyllis Coulter
Dec 10, 2018
Dec 10, 2018 Updated Dec 17, 2018

Climatologist Elwynn Taylor discusses changing climate and planting trends at the Peoria Farm Show.
Photo by Phyllis Coulter

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PEORIA, Ill. — Corn growers who used to be the center of it all aren’t today. The Corn Belt is on the move, a climatologist told farmers attending the Greater Peoria Farm Show Nov. 27.

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