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Three dry weeks have left Calloway County farmers on edge waiting for rain. The lack of rain combined with the heat has substantially damaged area crops, according to the dean of Murray State University’s Hutson School of Agriculture. Corn is at the tasseling stage and might not fully recover even if rain falls soon. Pastures are drying up, and farmers are starting to think about feeding hay. Crops have been suffering from the dryness since about mid-June. While many tobacco farmers install drip tape to water their crop, the supply of drip irrigation tape is scarce. Farmers that have irrigation capability have been irrigating heavily, even though it is costly. Murray Ledger & Times (Ky.), June 30, 2022