River bottom fields finally get ready in East Central Missouri

Benjamin Herrold
May 21, 2022
May 21, 2022

Ben Engemann, of Hermann, Mo., fills a planter as he gets ready to plant corn in a Warren County field.
Photo by Benjamin Herrold

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HERMANN, Mo. — On a sunny May day in East Central Missouri, the Missouri River bottom featured farmers doing a variety of work. Up and down the wide expanse of the bottom, planters and sprayers and tillage tools moved across fields, hurrying to get work done before the next rain.

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