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LANCASTER, MO -- For farmers, these last few weeks have not been pleasant at all.

The intense heat has slowed production of some crops.

Although parts of northeast Missouri got a sprinkle of rain throughout Friday, if the rain is inconsistent, farmer will still likely see a loss in some of their crops.

"We had a good prospect early. Most everybody had good stand of beans and corn. It looked good, but it can't stand the 100 degree temperature very long," said farmer Larry Hurley.
 

"The beans will take the dryness a little better than corn will, but for example the rule of thumb is on July 4th your soybeans ought to be knee high. There's a lot of fields that they're about ankle high, and they're not going to produce anything so farmer's are take a big loss," said a wife of a farmer Laura Watson.

Last week, corn condition in Missouri was reported 28% very poor and 32% poor.

As for soybeans, they were 31% poor, 33% fair and only one percent excellent.