In an average year, southwestern Illinois farmer Richard Borgsmiller would have his 300-acre corn crop in the ground. This isn't an average year.
Like many farmers across the eastern Corn Belt, Borgsmiller has not even started planting because of a wet spring. He's stuck waiting for a rain-free window long enough to dry out his land near Murphysboro _ about 90 miles southeast of St. Louis _ and to make it worth cranking up his tons of planting equipment.
"We've got a 50 percent chance of rain tonight and tomorrow," Borgsmiller shrugged Tuesday, hoping he might get some planting in next week.
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