Wednesday's rainfall was welcome news for farmers, who've been dealing with a long drought.
Author: Danny Spewak
Updated: 10:17 PM CDT July 14, 2021
SCANDIA, Minn. — Bruce Nelson wakes up every day and prays for rain at his Big Marine Country Farms, located about 40 miles northeast of the Twin Cities.
It's been a rough summer so far, with his geographic area in Minnesota categorized as "moderate drought" territory.
"We haven't had hardly any rain since I planted back in May. I think the first six weeks we planted, we hardly got a drop," Nelson said. "I'm thinking, 'I'm done. I'm done.'"
On Wednesday, his fortunes changed - a little bit, at least.