West-central farmers face dry conditions

Benjamin Herrold
Oct 24, 2025
Oct 24, 2025

corn grain wagon harvest — Many farmers have been switching back and forth between corn and soybeans as fields have become ready for harvest.
MFT photo by Benjamin Herrold

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LEETON, Mo. — In west-central Missouri, late-summer dry conditions have generally continued into harvest time.

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