KATI ANDERSON, THANKS SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> IN AGRICULTURE, SOUTHERN
WISCONSIN HAS SEEN SEVERE AND
EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT, WITH SPOTTY
RAIN AND HIGH TEMPERATURES
TESTING FARMERS' PATIENCE, BUT
THEY ARE HOLDING ON.
>> MOTHER NATURE SEEMS TO BE
KEEPING US ON THE EDGE OF OUR
SEAT THIS WHOLE TIME.
WE'RE GET JUST ENOUGH SPOTTY
PRECIPITATION TO KEEP US
GUESSING, KEEP US WONDERING IF
WE'RE GOING TO -- HOW THINGS ARE
GOING TO PLAY OUT, BUT SO FAR,
YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN IMPRESSED
WITH THE CROPS.
MODERN GENETICS AND MANAGEMENT
HAS REALLY PLAYED A BIG ROLE IN
THE SUCCESS THAT THE -- OR
THE -- AT LEAST THE LACK OF, YOU
KNOW, CROP FAILURE, I GUESS
WE'VE SEEN SO FAR.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE CORN AND BEANS
DRYING UP ON THE LATER GROUND
THAT HAS BEEN SORT OF UNLUCKY
WITH THOSE SPOTTY SHOWERS, BUT
THEN WE HAVE SOME GROUND THAT IS
JUST HANGING ON AND YOU WOULDN'T
QUITE KNOW WE'RE IN A DROUGHT,
AT LEAST FROM LOOKING AT IT FROM
AFAR.
WE'RE JUST RIGHT ON THE EDGE
THERE, I GUESS.
I DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO WORRY
YET.
THERE'S NO NEED FOR MASS PANIC.
THERE'S NEVER A GOOD TIME TO
HAVE A DROUGHT, BUT IF YOU HAVE
A DROUGHT, IT'S GOOD TO HAVE IT
IN THE EARLY HALF OF THE SEASON.
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