Truck drivers have been busy moving grain and livestock out of harm’s way and sand and rock into flooded areas across the state. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker declared an emergency in 34 Illinois countries along the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers. The move “allows truck operators to bypass a lot of the licensing requirements and those type of things,” said Don Schaefer, with the Springfield-based Mid-West Truckers Association. (FarmWeekNow)