Friday, June 10th, 2011
Photo by Mark Pummell/The Daily Standard

A farmer plants soybeans in a field off Fleetfoot south of Coldwater Thursday evening. Local ag officials estimate most of the corn and more than half the soybeans have been planted in the county in the last week after almost continuous rain stopped. A soaker this morning gave some of the seeds a much-needed drink.

Related online story:
Dennis Howick is feeling a little bit better than he was in the middle of May when his seeds were sitting in his barn as rain battered the area.
Sunny, dry weather in the last two weeks changed the circumstance. [More]
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