Drought worsening in South Carolina, cattle liquidations underway
8/14/2019 3:27:40 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
Relief, Response & Restrictions
AFFECTED AREAS:
South Carolina
Abbeville County, SC
Aiken County, SC
Allendale County, SC
Anderson County, SC
Bamberg County, SC
Barnwell County, SC
Beaufort County, SC
Berkeley County, SC
Calhoun County, SC
Cherokee County, SC
Chester County, SC
Chesterfield County, SC
Clarendon County, SC
Colleton County, SC
Darlington County, SC
Dillon County, SC
Edgefield County, SC
Fairfield County, SC
Florence County, SC
Georgetown County, SC
Greenville County, SC
Greenwood County, SC
Hampton County, SC
Horry County, SC
Jasper County, SC
Kershaw County, SC
Lancaster County, SC
Laurens County, SC
Lee County, SC
Lexington County, SC
Marion County, SC
Marlboro County, SC
McCormick County, SC
Newberry County, SC
Oconee County, SC
Orangeburg County, SC
Pickens County, SC
Richland County, SC
Saluda County, SC
Spartanburg County, SC
Sumter County, SC
Union County, SC
Williamsburg County, SC
York County, SC
Start Date: 8/12/2019
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The South Carolina Drought Response Committee met on Aug. 12 and upgraded the drought status for 33 counties. Nine counties were upgraded from normal to incipient drought; 11 counties remained in incipient drought; 24 counties were upgraded to moderate drought; and two counties were in normal condition.
Some upstate cattle producers were liquidating cattle herds, due to exceedingly dry pastures, while others opted to feed hay cut just this spring.
Orangeburg Times and Democrat (S.C.), Aug. 12, 2019
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