Steve Niedbalski chops down his drought and heat stricken corn for feed in Nashville Ill. Farmers in parts of the Midwest, dealing with the worst drought in nearly 25 years, have given up hope for a corn crop and are mowing over their fields and baling the heat withered plants for livestock feed. AP photo from Weather.com

Steve Niedbalski chops down his drought and heat stricken corn for feed in Nashville Ill. Farmers in parts of the Midwest, dealing with the worst drought in nearly 25 years, have given up hope for a corn crop and are mowing over their fields and baling the heat withered plants for livestock feed. AP photo from Weather.com (http://www.weather.com/news/drought-disaster-photos-20120713?pageno=10)