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CANNON FALLS, Minn. - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack visited Minnesota farmers Thursday as the state descended deeper into drought.
For the first time all summer, a portion of the state, stretching from Crookston to International Falls in northwest Minnesota, crossed the threshold into the worst drought stage - "exceptional" - according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Drought Monitor updated Thursday.
And Minnesota is not alone. The Northern Plains and everywhere west of the Rocky Mountains is in a drought, exacerbating market conditions for local cattle ranchers and dairy farmers as row-crop farmers hope for August rain to rejuvenate their fields.
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