Drought

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama is a warm and wet state. Since the middle of this summer however it has been warmer than usual and very dry. 90 degree temperatures have persisted later into October than ever before and rains have been few and very lite (if at all) over much of the … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, October 13, 2016, due to worsening drought conditions the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries, in cooperation with the Alabama Agribusiness Council, the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association, the Alabama Cooperative Extension System and the Alabama Farmers Federation, are launching an online hay listing. Commissioner of Alabama Agriculture and Industries … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter As was reported here on Tuesday the first weeks of the Summer of 2012 have affected Alabama’s farmers severely.  The United States Department of Agriculture announced on Friday that Secretary Vilsacks has formally declared that 33 Alabama Counties are in a drought and announced that farmers in those counties … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter According to the National Drought Mitigation Center, 72% of the continental United States is classified as “abnormally dry” or worse.  Alabama is also starting to suffer, 91.5% of the state of Alabama is classified as abnormally dry. The National Drought Mitigation Center classifies a rainfall shortage as “abnormally dry”, … Continued