Drought hurting crops, pasture in Virginia
9/19/2019 5:21:29 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
AFFECTED AREAS:
Virginia
Franklin County, VA
Powhatan County, VA
Rockbridge County, VA
Start Date: 7/8/2019
- End Date: 9/14/2019
Dry weather in Virginia has hurt crops and led livestock producers to feed hay early. In Powhatan County, a farmer reported that soybeans were suffering and his last cutting of hay would be light. He began feeding hay to cattle in mid-August.
Several farmers in Franklin County have been feeding hay for more than two months.
In Rockbridge County, pasture conditions were deteriorating rapidly as hot, dry weather depleted soil moisture.
Augusta Free Press (Maine), Sept. 14, 2019
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