Courtesy of Pike and Scott County Farm Bureau
Western Illinois farmer Wayne Brown is bracing for an expected crest on the Illinois River.
“Right now it’s not bad, but by Wednesday night it’s supposed to be right on top, so we’re supposed to be at a pretty severe flood stage,” Brown told Brownfield Ag News Monday. “That’s without any of this expected rain that we’re supposed to get the next four days.”
Brown farms near levees that have been in place almost 70 years.
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