Madelyn Beck
Madelyn Beck is a reporter based in Galesburg, Illinois. She covers agriculture, food and rural issues for Harvest Public Media and the Illinois Newsroom.
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If rainfall doesn't come soon, it could cost billions in devastation — a difficult fallout considering the USDA expects farmers' incomes to hit a 12-year low even if crop yields stay high.
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Western Illinois might be close to the Mississippi and Illinois rivers, but it’s the driest part of the state this year.“We really haven’t really had any…