The local news this morning is that the West Virginia governor just declared an emergency covering the entire state due to drought conditions ranging from moderate to severe. I would not be surprised if that didn’t happen soon for the western part of our state (bordering WVA). We had a good spring with lots of grass & the farmers were able to make a lot of hay (round bales everywhere), but since then, very little rain. Fields are brown, trees & bushes dying, river levels dropping. In some localities, water use restrictions are already in place. We are on a well so no governmental restrictions, but we don’t waste water.
We have actually been blessed around here. Mostly we see corn and soybeans, and the baling will come after the crops are finished. I hope your drought situation will end soon.
2012 will live in my memory FOREVER! We had a drought that just would not stop - try running a Garden Center in your FIRST YEAR as Manager in drought conditions! Ugh! It was BRUTAL.
Beau planted 400 seedling trees that year in his ‘Wildlife Enhancement Acres.’ On July 4th, 2012 we hauled 800 gallons of water to those trees. Only half of them survived, but he was pleased with that result, considering the weather!
It was 104 degrees that day! But, it wasn’t HUMID - which is today’s weather. Also, Ugh!