Minnesota Farmers Worry As Drought Continues To Dry Out Crops

CBS Minnesota

June 14, 2021

The lack of a good rain-soaking for more than two weeks is making Minnesota farmers worried.

The impact can be seen in the leaves of corn crop on Wright County farms, as they start to dry up and turn in on themselves. It’s a problem that farmer Dave Marquardt is starting to see happen in certain parts of his own cornfields.

“Those plants are starting to wither up already,” said Marquardt, “You can see how [the leaves] curled up, that’s kind of a defense mechanism once it starts getting dry it curls up to protect itself.

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