0America’s Agriculture Catastrophe: The Midwest Drought (Photos)DEVASTATIONCrops ruined. No rain in sight. See photos of the drought that has stretched to 80 percent of the U.S.Kevin FallonSenior Editor, ObsessedUpdated Jul. 13, 2017 9:09PM EDT / Published Jul. 17, 2012 9:00PM EDT Clockwise from top left: AP; Getty; Getty; AP Seth Perlman / AP Photo All Dried UpScott Olson / Getty Images Nothing LeftDaniel Acker, Bloomberg / Getty Images A ‘Total Loss’Robert Ray / AP Photo Barren GreensCharles Bertram, Lexington Herald-Leader / Getty Images BeachedDaniel Acker, Bloomberg / Getty Images DepletedMichael Conroy / AP Photo Bleak OutlookDaniel Acker / Landov Kevin FallonSenior Editor, Obsessed@kpfallonkevin.fallon@thedailybeast.comGot a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here.
Seth Perlman / AP Photo All Dried UpScott Olson / Getty Images Nothing LeftDaniel Acker, Bloomberg / Getty Images A ‘Total Loss’Robert Ray / AP Photo Barren GreensCharles Bertram, Lexington Herald-Leader / Getty Images BeachedDaniel Acker, Bloomberg / Getty Images DepletedMichael Conroy / AP Photo Bleak OutlookDaniel Acker / Landov