Drought killing corn crop early this year, affecting livestock

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The drought is leaving its withering mark all across the state.

As the cost of corn rises, farmers planted more than in recent years, but the gamble is blowing up on some, with a drought not only drying up their crop, but emptying their pockets too.

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