LEROY, Ill. — The Builta brothers certainly didn’t have to cope with dodging raindrops when they started planting corn in mid-April in McLean County.
Planting started early, but cold slowed progress
From the 2023 Illinois Planting Survey series
Temperatures were so low at one point in late April that Wayne Builta decided it was smarter to wait on planting a few days until things warmed up again.
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