Newly-elected Democratic Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said “I believe in science” in his inaugural address but then promptly said he would take action to combat ideal climate conditions for Illinois crops. Trumpeting false and debunked climate scare tactics, Pritzker signaled he would take action to restrict carbon dioxide emissions and fight the recent climate conditions that have fostered record crop output on a nearly annual basis.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) projects Illinois farmers will set new records for yields per acre for corn and soybeans. Although wheat yields did not set a new record in 2018—unusually cold March and April temperatures stunted growth—farmers achieved record wheat yields in 2016 and 2017.
Fortunately, record crop outputs are happening in several states. Farmers across the nation produced record crop yields, as is becoming the case nearly every year. “USDA’s latest estimates would break crop-production records nationwide and in Illinois,” Farm Week Nowreports.
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