Missouri farmer goes from a drought to a flood

Missouri farmer goes from a drought to a flood

A Missouri farmer says this year has been a really bumpy ride, “We have gone from extreme drought conditions in my part of the state to extremely wet conditions right now.”

Ronnie Russell farms in west-central Missouri (Ray County) and tells Brownfield his area got 11 inches of rain last week, “We lost a lot of our low-lying crops especially the soybeans that were in, really, some of the best soil that we have in the hilly portions of our county.”

He hopes to get back to soybean harvest next week.

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