The Farmer Who Sang Through the Drought

In 2012, Tom Neuhaus watched his corn wither across 1,200 acres outside Lincoln, Nebraska. The worst drought in fifty years had turned his fields to dust. No rain came in June. None in July. By August, the stalks stood brown and brittle as old paper. His neighbor sold his equipment at auction. Another family down the road packed a U-Haul and left for Omaha.…