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Associated Press - June 4, 2009 9:54 AM ET
LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) - Weather forecasters in north-central Idaho are predicting a little rain is on the way, and farmers in the region are hoping the moisture comes soon.
Ken Hart, a University of Idaho agricultural extension agent in Lewis County, says farmers in the region are eager for rain on their crops because their grain is beginning to show stress from the dry weather.
Many farmers in the region don't irrigate and rely on the weather to keep their crops growing.
Hart says it snowed three times on the Camas Prairie last June, and it's typical to have about a week or more of rain to help the crops. So far this year, that hasn't happened.
Grain crops that are stressed from lack of rain begin to take on a blue cast and can have stunted growth.
Information from: Lewiston Tribune, http://www.lmtribune.com
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