Crop producers benefit from recent rains by Matt Reynolds - posted Wednesday, June 20th, 2012 @ 5:49 am  E-mail Story |  Print Story  Area producers woke to the sweet music of June rain last Tuesday, as northeast Louisiana received its first widespread rain in roughly 50 days. Farmers with over-baked crops had even more of a reason to smile when mother nature gave several encore pop-up showers throughout the week — making the last seven days a blessing for much of the local agricultural community. ..... For the full story, subscribe to the The Franklin Sun's NEW E-Edition!