Wetter outlook for drought-struck U.S. Midwest
08-Aug-12
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Corn plants are seen in a drought-stricken farm field near Evansville, Indiana, July 18, 2012. Rains over the weekend across most of the Midwest corn and soybean growing region, and forecasts for more rain this week, will help relieve stress on crops, an
Photo: John Sommers II
Midday forecasts were for wetter weather in the US Midwest this week which will help the late planted soybean crop but arrive too late to be of benefit to the drought-stressed corn crop, an agricultural meteorologist said. ...