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Agriculture has huge impact on county

SYCAMORE - Agriculture has a total impact of more than $950 million in the county, DeKalb County Farm Bureau Director Greg Millburg said Tuesday at a business roundtable hosted by the DeKalb County Economic Development Corp. Millburg told attendees at the agriculture-based presentation that the total value of the county's ag products comes in at $319 million - most of that in corn. When factors - such as job creations and expenses - are included, farm bureau officials estimate that agriculture has about a $957 million impact on the county. “Corn is king in DeKalb County,” he said. “Roughly three-quarters of the acres in production in DeKalb County is in corn production.” While the price of corn has been rising, it is not directly related to

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