Southeast Missouri potato farms battle heat during harvest

Monday, June 28, 2010 ~ Updated 5:40 PM

SIKESTON, Mo. -- For the past two weeks, trucks hauling potatoes from fields to their local plants and then processing facilities have been on the roads.

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