Drought Worsens for Farmers and Ranchers
 

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Corn plants damaged by extreme heat and drought conditions stand in a field in Carmi, Ill.

Scattered rain fell in parts of the Midwest on Friday, but it was not enough to provide relief to farmers struggling to salvage crops scorched by worsening drought conditions and ranchers worried about feeding livestock.

More than 1,000 counties in 26 states across the country were named natural-disaster areas on Thursday in a statement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It was the single largest designation in the program’s history and the worst drought since 1988, government officials said.

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26 states, wow. Didn't know it was this bad.

Did you know its all Bushel's fault.

That was corny :banghead:

95% of our buffalo grass died last year.


Buffalo grass......

Your puns aMaize me.

Yup, its dry.

My lawn is a little rough.

Did the drought worsen for bus drivers, too, or just the farmers and ranchers?

drier than a popcorn fart .....

Mine didn't get as tall as the stuff in the picture.

That's tough man. You guys have been in an awful multi year drought.

Where do you live Notorious... out by Elkhart or something? I've seen some pics of the Cimmaron Grasslands and it is beyond depressing. It is like someone turned back the clock to the mid 1930's!

Save your money, because this is going to impact prices down the road at the grocery store, big time. We have the same thing going on around here. We have crop failures, all over the place.

.8 inch of rain since June 1st here. We had a big rain over Memorial Day and the crops are trying to survive with it. This week's high temps with no rain in sight very well could ruin them though.