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Pace Of U-S Corn Harvest Improving

U-S corn growers made some nice progress on their harvest over the past week.

They're now up to 65 per cent done.

That's 8 points behind the five year average.

Soybeans are 83 per cent harvested.

That's right on the five year average.

The USDA says 90 per cent of the winter wheat crop is now planted - 1 point ahead of the five year average.

The department's condition rating for winter wheat remains the same as it was last week - 59 per cent good to excellent.

That's 4 points behind last year's rating for this time of the year.

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The Jays opened their home series against the Cardinals with a win off another Dylan Cease gem.

Grand Bend Beach June 25, 2020 Image courtesy of Grand Bend Pier Beach Cam.

Youth volunteers practice coastal conservation

Nine young volunteers aged 11 to 17 spent three days exploring and protecting the Lake Huron coastline during the Coastal Conservation Youth Corps' inaugural program in Grand Bend from July 21 to 23.