LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Corn farmers in parts of southeast Nebraska can expect to take a hit on yields this year, thanks to a late spring freeze, according to experts.

Bob Sugden, 68, of rural Sterling, said he knew his crop was in trouble when he walked into his fields on the morning of May 16 and found frozen corn shoots. The overnight low of 30 degrees broke a record for the Lincoln area, the National Weather Service said.