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Rains damage Idaho barley fields

By Washington Examiner
Published October 4, 2014 8:27pm ET
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IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Too much rain in recent months has caused an estimated $100 million in damages to barley crops in Idaho.

The wet weather ruined an estimated 15 million to 20 million bushels of barley, out of 48 million bushels of barley, said Kelly Olson, administrator for the Idaho Barley Commission.

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