Cattle Estimates Have Been Released For Illinois Counties

By Brad Palmer 

County estimates are out with a total of one million cattle and calves in Illinois as of January first.

The counties with the most dairy cows are Clinton, Stephenson and Washington.

Leading beef cow counties are Jo Daviess, Adams and McDonough.

Higher diesel and fertilizer prices are squeezing farm profit margins ahead of the midterm elections. Farmers in Iowa and Kansas discuss rising harvest costs, the war in Iran and whether those pressures will change their votes. Peter Tubbs reports on the debate over farm input costs and the differing political responses across the Corn Belt.