MILWAUKEE (AP) — Most of
Wisconsin is drought-free thanks to recent rain and snow. The latest weekly
update from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows less than 13 percent of the state in
drought, although another 14 percent is still considered abnormally dry. More
than 60 percent of the state was in drought at the start of the year. But the rain also is creating planting delays
for some farmers. Kevin Malchine grows corn, soybeans and wheat on
about 2,100 acres in southern Wisconsin. Some of his land in a watershed is
covered in several feet of water after about 10 inches of rain in the past two
weeks. Malchine said Thursday he's not
worried yet, however, because with some warm weather, he can still get his corn
in by mid-May.
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