VIDEO: How the drought turned crops to crisp

BENNINGTON, Neb. (AP) — Duane Braesch's cornfields are prime evidence of how unforgiving the elements have been for him and so many others across the Midwest this summer. To demonstrate the hardship, the 79-year-old Nebraska farmer let The Associated Press show the world what he's weathered during the worst U.S. drought in decades.

By: Associated Press, The Jamestown Sun