Agriculture Secretary addresses national drought issue
The drought could raise the price of grain, and impact meat and dairy prices.
The drought could raise the price of grain, and impact meat and dairy prices.
As the widespread drought continues to damage grain crops, you could soon be facing steeper bills at the grocery store.
In a dry spell of historic proportions, more than half of the country faces severe or moderate drought.
The Dust Bowl of the 1930s and droughts of the 1950s remain the worst in the contiguous U.S.
Central Virginia and the Northern Neck are hardest-hit.
Nearly the entire Commonwealth is now Abnormally Dry.
Customers in Colonial Heights, Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Chesterfield and Prince George are being asked to conserve water.
Abnormally Dry conditions impact a smaller area
For the first time since March 28, Richmond has received at least a tenth of an inch of rain!
The latest Drought Monitor shows drought conditions in Virginia.