Narrow strip of western Wisconsin still needs rain

Narrow strip of western Wisconsin still needs rain

Northwestern Wisconsin farmers in a narrow band between Eau Claire and the Twin Cities are continuing to experience unusually dry weather.

One of them is Tom Gillis who farms near River Falls, just east of the Minnesota border.  He tells Brownfield he’s not expecting a great corn crop this year. “The dry land here in St. Croix County is going to be probably below our ten-year APH. We’re probably six inches short of rain for the summer on average.