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Drought Taking Toll on Midwest Corn Producers


Drought Taking Toll on Midwest Corn Producers
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Record high temperatures and lack of rain across the United States continue to fuel the worst drought in a generation. For some farmers in the hardest hit areas, like the Midwest state of Illinois, the damage to corn and soybeans is already severe. As VOA's Kane Farabaugh reports from southern Illinois, farmers are facing tough decisions about what to do with their wilting crops.

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