LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — With each dry day, the odds of salvaging decent corn and soybean crops dwindle for western Kentucky farmers like Bill Clift.

Clift planted 3,600 acres of corn and beans this spring in hopes of cashing in on high grain prices, but his crops are struggling from an unrelenting dry spell. Now triple-digit temperatures are forecast later this week, coming at a crucial stage as his corn pollinates.