U.S. drought conditions worsen
“There records go back to the 1870’s, and this is the third-driest year on record in the Quad Cities,” says Hayes, highlighting some of the worst regions, in eastern Iowa and western Illinois.

On Thursday morning, Hayes will release the latest issue of the National Drought Monitor, a survey of the conditions around the entire U.S. He says the data shows that all of America’s corn and soybean regions are now in trouble.