Michigan crops hurt by drought
7/19/2018 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
AFFECTED AREAS:
Michigan
Alcona County, MI
Alger County, MI
Allegan County, MI
Alpena County, MI
Antrim County, MI
Arenac County, MI
Baraga County, MI
Barry County, MI
Bay County, MI
Benzie County, MI
Berrien County, MI
Branch County, MI
Calhoun County, MI
Cass County, MI
Charlevoix County, MI
Cheboygan County, MI
Chippewa County, MI
Clare County, MI
Clinton County, MI
Crawford County, MI
Delta County, MI
Dickinson County, MI
Eaton County, MI
Emmet County, MI
Genesee County, MI
Gladwin County, MI
Gogebic County, MI
Grand Traverse County, MI
Gratiot County, MI
Hillsdale County, MI
Houghton County, MI
Huron County, MI
Ingham County, MI
Ionia County, MI
Iosco County, MI
Iron County, MI
Isabella County, MI
Jackson County, MI
Kalamazoo County, MI
Kalkaska County, MI
Kent County, MI
Keweenaw County, MI
Lake County, MI
Lapeer County, MI
Leelanau County, MI
Lenawee County, MI
Livingston County, MI
Luce County, MI
Mackinac County, MI
Macomb County, MI
Manistee County, MI
Marquette County, MI
Mason County, MI
Mecosta County, MI
Menominee County, MI
Midland County, MI
Missaukee County, MI
Monroe County, MI
Montcalm County, MI
Montmorency County, MI
Muskegon County, MI
Newaygo County, MI
Oakland County, MI
Oceana County, MI
Ogemaw County, MI
Ontonagon County, MI
Osceola County, MI
Oscoda County, MI
Otsego County, MI
Ottawa County, MI
Presque Isle County, MI
Roscommon County, MI
Saginaw County, MI
Saint Clair County, MI
Saint Joseph County, MI
Sanilac County, MI
Schoolcraft County, MI
Shiawassee County, MI
Tuscola County, MI
Van Buren County, MI
Washtenaw County, MI
Wayne County, MI
Wexford County, MI
Start Date: 7/17/2018
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Michigan corn and soybeans were stressed by heat and absence of rain, triggering wilting and leaf rolling in many fields. The second cutting of hay was smaller than usual. Pastures were drying up, forcing farmers to begin giving supplemental feed to the livestock. Disease and pest pressures were light, thanks to heat and dryness. Most fruit trees and bushes were wilting from the lack of rain, and even more mature trees were affected. Apple growth slowed in eastern Michigan, due to dry soils.
USAgNet (Marshfield, Wis.), July 17, 2018
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