A central Illinois specialty crop grower says the 2025 growing season has been less than ideal. “It’s been too cold and windy.” Dale Hodgson, who grows a variety of produce on 150 irrigated acres in Mason County, says the rainy start to June is also a concern for his melon crops.  “A perfect year for […]

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