ST. LOUIS (AP) – Mike Shane’s Illinois farm received a nice soaking May 8, shortly after he planted his corn. Since then, rain has been hard to come by. Plenty
The middle of the country is extraordinarily dry. Crops are stressed, rivers are running low, and cities and towns are anxiously hoping for a break in the weather. Experts say
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The middle of the country is extraordinarily dry. Crops are stressed, rivers are running low, and cities and towns are anxiously hoping for a break in the weather. Experts say it s the worst drought in the central U.S. since at least 2012. In some areas, it s drawing comparisons to the 1988 drought that devastated corn, wheat and soybean crops. On Mike Shane’s Illinois farm, corn should be standing 10 feet tall by now. It’s barely to his waist.
Corn crops are stressed, rivers are running low PEORIA, Ill. Mike Shane’s Illinois farm got a nice soaking on May 8, shortly after he planted his corn crop. Since then, rain has been hard to come b.