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Thursday, April 25, 2013  More tough choices ahead for farmers, cities as New Mexico grapples with third year of drought

Monday, April 22, 2013  Wet or dry? Gardeners make plans with no certainty in forecast as cold spring follows drought

Monday, March 25, 2013  Crop insurance claims total $16 billion after widespread U.S. drought; cost stirs debate in Congress

Monday, March 04, 2013  Bacteria, drought, heavy crop load: It's been a disappointing year for the citrus crop in Florida

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  Some feedlots, meatpackers closing after US ranchers sold off cattle amid widespread drought

Sunday, December 16, 2012 

Tuesday, November 27, 2012  Conference focused on how the 2012 drought impacted crops

Friday, October 19, 2012  Turkey, eggs, vegetable oils and dairy products will increase in the coming weeks.

Friday, October 12, 2012  Finally some good news from the drought this past summer, sort of. A fruit-tree expert says this year's extreme weather has reduced the size of Ohio's apple crop, however the remaining fruit will be tastier.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012  In year of severe drought, farmers say pumpkin crop looks like rare, smashing success

Monday, October 08, 2012  Spring freeze, drought leave corn maze, orchard operators worried about fall tourism season

Thursday, September 27, 2012  It looks like there won’t be a panic over pumpkins this fall.

Tuesday, September 25, 2012  If you're a big bad wolf and want to "blow the house down" to get bacon, don't bother. New reports out say a bacon and pork shortage is "unavoidable" next year.

Thursday, September 06, 2012  85 of the state's 88 counties have been granted a natural disaster designation because of the drought.  15 Northwest Ohio counties are among them.

Wednesday, September 05, 2012  A mild winter, dry spring and hot summer have caused many problems for local Northwest Ohio farmers. But there is a crop that is still looking good. Apples have not suffered as much from the dry hot summer as other crops have.