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Spotty showers not enough in Wisconsin
The U.S. Drought Monitor says the severity of the drought eased a bit in Wisconsin last week. As of July 31, the total amount of area in drought in the Badger State declined 8 points to 51.4 percent. There was a ten-percent decline in extreme drought area to 9 percent of the state. The area is south of a line from central Grant County to southern Milwaukee County. A week ago that line stretched from northern Grant County up to southern Marquette and Green Lake Counties and down to central Ozaukee County.
The total area under severe drought is the same size as a week ago, 35 percent, but stretches a little further north into southern Clark County through central Wood County and down to Ozaukee County.
Wisconsin Ag Secretary Ben Brancel says the showers have been very spotty and the situation is still desperate for a number of Wisconsin farmers. He noted this week he stopped to see one farmer who’s corn looked great, the ears were full and just seven miles down the road a neighbor’s corn was waist-high and of little value. Brancel says the University of Wisconsin Extension Farmer-to-Farmer website has become a valuable tool connecting those with feed in Wisconsin to those who need it.
AUDIO: Brancel talks about the situation 6:31 mp3
Visit the UWEX Farmer to Farmer website here:
2012-08-02 21:50:36
Source: http://brownfieldagnews.com/2012/08/02/spotty-showers-not-enough-in-wisconsin/
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