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The third consecutive year of drought in northern North Dakota continued to pose significant problems for agriculture. According to Rachel Ward, North Dakota State University Extension Agent for McHenry County, corn leaves were curling. Wheat wasn’t tillering and was thin and distressed. Some seeds germinated and died, while other crops were devastated by flea leaf beetles. Many farmers have replanted or intend to replant, but the soil was dry. Some crops may not be salvageable. A McHenry County rancher stated that pasture grass and hay meadows were nonexistent, and water supplies were low. He was moving cattle to different paddocks about every two days because there was so little vegetation. He has also separated some cows for culling. The Bismarck Tribune (N.D.), June 24, 2019