ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER (AP) Adam Thomas starts harvesting soybeans on his Illinois farm when the dew burns off in the morning. This year, dry weather accelerated the work, allowing him to start early.
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About 60% of the Midwest and northern Great Plain states are in a drought. Nearly the entire stretch of the Mississippi River from Minnesota to the river’s mouth in Louisiana has experienced below average rainfall over the past two months.