ST. LOUIS (AP) – Mike Shane’s Illinois farm received a nice soaking May 8, shortly after he planted his corn. Since then, rain has been hard to come by. Plenty of storms have ventured close only to fizzle before making it to his 200-acre spread near Peoria, Illinois.
Midwest hit worst from drought
Mike Shane stands in his corn field near Peoria, Illinois June 27, 2023. In an average year corn would be 10 feet tall but due to the 2023 drought, it barely reaches his waist. Illinois and other corn-growing states in the central U.S. have been hit hard by drought.





