Lack of Rain Starting to Strain Kentucky Agriculture

Just six or seven months ago, Kentucky was dealing with overabundant rainfall and soaked pastures, but now things are close to bone dry. Kentucky needs rain, and fast. “Unfortunately, we’ve been seeing many reports that the dry conditions we seem to be stuck in are putting stress on our farmers,” said Matthew Dixon, agricultural meteorologist for the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment. “Kentucky is officially in agricultural drought, and now some reports indicate hydrologic drought is starting to develop.”