Reuters: Torrential rain and flooding from Tropical Storm Isaac will bring relief to a large chunk of drought-stricken cropland but will stall early harvest of corn, soybeans and rice, an agricultural meteorologist said on Tuesday.
Isaac was near hurricane force as it bore down on the northern U.S. Gulf Coast. It was expected to make landfall in the New Orleans area, seven years after the city was devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
"It will barrel first into southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi......
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Isaac a blessing and a curse for U.S. farmers
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on August 28th, 2012
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