Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Increasing temperatures, zero June rainfall likely mean below-average crop yields this year
[Editor's note: The Times will continue to feature regular updates to the 2015 Drought to keep you informed on how the record-low snowpack this winter will impact us all.]
DAYTON – Anyone driving Highway 12 can see it. The wheat fields are ripening quickly. Gone are the rolling green plains. In their place are fields of shorter-than-normal, already golden grains. And it's still June.
The heavens haven't blessed the Touchet Valley with rain in quite some time. And with temperatures predicted to reach the triple digits over the weekend, any additional moisture to the ground before harvest is improbable.
Local farmers have mixed feelings about the drought. The situation is rough, but not insurmountable yet, many suggested when discussing it last week.
"We're drylan...
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