Source: SOUTHERN FARM NETWORK, 3/15/19


To no surprise, the drought monitor shows a shrinkage of dry conditions throughout the nation compared to trends over the last year, but parts of Texas and the west remain dry. Climatologist Corey Davis says some dryness does remain in southeastern North Carolina and along the coastal region of South Carolina. Conditions have improved in parts of the south, which received rain late in the last week that allowed a retreat of drought conditions. In the west, improving long-term soil moisture deficits, building snow...

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