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With hotter weather across the state, farmers hoping for rain to make grain

Benjamin Herrold
Jul 24, 2020
Jul 24, 2020 Updated Jul 27, 2020

Corn grows in the Missouri River bottom July — Corn grows in the Missouri River bottom in Howard County. Farmers say getting timely rains during the hot July weather will be key to how the crops fare this year.
Photo by Benjamin Herrold

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Crop conditions are generally good in most fields in Missouri, although farmers around the state are hoping for timely summer rains to reach their yield potential. A relatively small area of the state, in western and southern Missouri, has officially moved into drought conditions.

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Drought monitor map july 2020 — Map courtesy National Drought Mitigation Center University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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