A south-central Illinois farmer says his corn yields this harvest should compete with last year’s record crop.

Rolland Vandeveer of Salem tells Brownfield his area has had a great growing season with timely rains.

“Last year we had the best crop we’ve ever raised on corn and soybeans. This year the corn looks extremely good again. I think it is going to be well above average.”

He says he uses the Granular Insights yield calculator as a faster and more accurate alternative to manually counting kernels.

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