2021 Spring Farm

Page 4 2021 Logan County Farm Outlook LINCOLN DAILY NEWS March 18, 2021 Farm outlook Spring 2021 W hat a difference a year makes. Friday the 13th of March, 2020 was the announcement of the Coronavirus shutdown for Illinois. Worries persisted over employment, availability of food, - availability of essentials, - and the availability of the products deemed essential to help protect us from the virus. And, we were getting ready to start a new crop production cycle with fieldwork and planting set to begin shortly. Commodity markets were relatively low, and the uncertainty with a nationwide slowdown didn’t look to provide a firmer base for farm products. As with many essential businesses, government funds were released into the agriculture Continue 4