Op-Ed: The incredible hidden history behind Illinois soy – Center Square

They define the state’s landscape and mirror its culture. They are resilient, useful and hearty. No other state produces more. Three-quarters of Illinois, nearly 27 million acres, is farmland. Around 10 million of those acres are dedicated to soybeans. But how did they get here? An 1850 Japanese shipwreck.

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