Stressed vegetation, livestock receiving supplemental feeding in northeast Illinois
6/16/2023 3:43:13 AM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
AFFECTED AREAS:
Boone County, IL
Cook County, IL
DeKalb County, IL
DuPage County, IL
Grundy County, IL
Kane County, IL
Kankakee County, IL
Kendall County, IL
La Salle County, IL
Lake County, IL
McHenry County, IL
Will County, IL
Lake County, IN
Porter County, IN
Kenosha County, WI
Racine County, WI
Start Date: 6/15/2023
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Vegetation was turning brown and was stressed across the Chicago area. Livestock were receiving supplemental feeding due to limited grazing. Farmers were worried about their parched crops.
Drought conditions were the worst the area has experienced since the summer of 2012. Precipitation has been 25% of normal in the past 30 days, and rainfall looked to remain below normal in the next 10 days.
NBC Chicago (Ill.), June 15, 2023
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