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Friday, January 18, 2013  The Tri-State area has been in a drought for months now. Local farmers had record low numbers in their yields.

Thursday, November 08, 2012  Harvest of corn and soybeans in Illinois almost done.

Friday, November 02, 2012  Relief from drought comes too late for corn and soybean harvest.

Tuesday, October 02, 2012  The Dean of the College of Agriculture at Iowa State University thinks many Iowa farmers fared better this summer then their counterparts in other Midwestern states.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012  The soybean crop still has potential this season.

Friday, August 31, 2012  An Adams County Illinois farmer compares Drought of 2012 to what he encountered during the Drought of 1983.

Tuesday, July 31, 2012  As one the most intense droughts in the Midwest drags on, plenty of Missourians are now looking into wells.

Thursday, July 26, 2012  Missouri corn growers throw their first time support behind Governor Nixon.

Wednesday, July 25, 2012  New program hopes to give drought relief to Missouri farmers.

Monday, July 23, 2012  Gov. Pat Quinn has asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture for disaster designations for virtually all Illinois counties amid scorching temperatures and one of the state's worst droughts on record.

Tuesday, July 17, 2012  Iowa Governor Terry Branstad makes a stop in Southeast Iowa to hear from farmer's about problems their facing during this drought.

Monday, July 16, 2012  Close to one hundred farmers met at the University of Illinois Extension Office in Quincy Monday to discuss what they can do with their dried out corn crop. Much of Illinois' corn and soybean crop is suffering. Farm officials say southern Illinois is getting the worst of it.

Thursday, July 12, 2012  As crops in many states burn up in the widest drought in nearly 25 years, many farmers will look for disaster assistance.

Monday, April 09, 2012  An early planting season has some farmers doing a double take at their neighbor's fields. Corn and yes, even some soy beans are already on the rise.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012  Missouri lawmakers eagerly await Gov. Jay Nixon's State of the State address.