Commentary.
The colors of Autumn are beginning to show as I look across the landscape here in the middle of America. High school football games and FFA contests are regular events. The air smells different with corn and soybean harvest underway. A sweatshirt is needed for early morning chores.
Like many of you, I was in Decatur, Illinois last month for the 2021 Farm Progress Show where hundreds of ag companies, associations and agencies displayed their wares and shared their stories. There was something there for everyone and everyone I talked to was sure glad to be at an in-person event with other farmers!