Farmers in the Midwest were devastated by a crippling drought in 2012. The federal crop insurance program paid out a record $17.3 billion.
In rural America, that money is still paying dividends.
To understand the impact, Harvest Public Media reporter Bill Wheelhouse took a tour of Livingston County, Illinois, where farmers received by far the biggest insurance payout in the nation.
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- Bill Wheelhouse, reporter in Springfield, Illinois, for Harvest Public Media. He tweets @BWheelhouse.
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