Illinois Department of Agriculture Director John Sullivan concern about the late start to the planting season and what that will mean toward the end. “We need heat. We need sunshine,” said Sullivan. “This crop, especially that late-planted crop, has a lot of maturing to do, and if we can keep this weather, that crop is going to do well. But our biggest fear is an early frost. If we get an early frost, it’s going to absolutely be terribly hard on that late-planted crop.” (WJBC)