Tuesday, September 07, 2010
Severely Dry Weather Hurts Crops And Livestock
WEST VIRGINIA....
Agriculture officials and farmers say hot, dry weather is killing pastures, stunting hay crops and drying up water for livestock in parts of West Virginia. In some areas, creeks have gone dry, and severe dry weather has hurt corn crops, causing them to yield much smaller results. Despite dry weather, none of West Virginia's 55 counties has been declared a disaster area. Federal law requires severe drought for eight straight weeks for a county to be eligible for assistance. West Virginia Agriculture Commissioner Gus Douglass says Governor Joe Manchin may declare a drought emergency in eight counties sometime this week.
Agriculture officials and farmers say hot, dry weather is killing pastures, stunting hay crops and drying up water for livestock in parts of West Virginia. In some areas, creeks have gone dry, and severe dry weather has hurt corn crops, causing them to yield much smaller results. Despite dry weather, none of West Virginia's 55 counties has been declared a disaster area. Federal law requires severe drought for eight straight weeks for a county to be eligible for assistance. West Virginia Agriculture Commissioner Gus Douglass says Governor Joe Manchin may declare a drought emergency in eight counties sometime this week.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 12:37 PM 
