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Irrigation equipment at Mark Pflugmacher’s farm just outside of Gifford, Ill., on November 29.
Irrigation’s impact on agriculture during the drought of 2012
The drought of 2012 was the worst since at least 1988, spanning the entire Corn Belt, from Ohio to Wyoming, and costing the agribusiness industry billions of dollars.