One green stalk of corn stands out in a dry field near Bennington, Neb., Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. Dry conditions have worsened in the key farming states of Kansas and Nebraska even as it eased in ... more 

One green stalk of corn stands out in a dry field near Bennington, Neb., Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. Dry conditions have worsened in the key farming states of Kansas and Nebraska even as it eased in other key farming states, as the worst U.S. drought in decades continues, the latest national report said Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik) less