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From sunday evening into midday monday t skies opened up on the dallas-fort worth area with thunderstorms dropping massive amounts of rine, inundating streets, flooding homes and forcing drivers to abandon their cars. one woman was killed after her car was swept away by flood waters. while rainfall in dallas was enough to break a one-day record, it was not enough to end the states worst drought since 2011. almost the entire state was under some sort of severe-level drought. its been so bad that ...

That have come down the last couple days, flood alerts are in place for almost 15 million americans. on top of this of course about 2 to 3 inches possible dallas later on this morning, and that energy shifts on into areas around new orleans. so with all of that said, flooding will be a major issue. and when you talk about major cities, urban environments versus suburban areas where you have soil versus concrete, a lot of that water becomes runoff. so that is something were watching carefully. >>...

And vegetables be. in in the southwest, there is concern about water supply. david anderson has more on how this impacts farmers and ranchers and you and me. he is a professor at texas a&m university. professor, so good to see you. >> you too, thanks for having me on. >> wonderful. so sound really upbeat, but really, how dire is the situation? >> well, drought always seems to be the worst thing because its always so widespread and it has really devastating effects on farmers and ranchers because...

Watch: dealing with drought on Tullamore Farm 2022-08-19

Of course, yes. and forget fences. this is the new way to keep your cows from moo—ving too far. in a months time, the traditional european harvest will be complete. currently, farmers are working around the clock to cut corn, with strawberries and raspberries already picked in june and july. farming has always embraced the latest technology, from the plough through to tractors and beyond. but it is under pressure. fuel and fertiliser costs are rising, labour is hard to get, and still consumers...

And its not dynamic and its not part of nature. so virtual fencing will allow us to move livestock in the way nature intended, and its going to be a key part of our sustainable farming future. being able to track a cows movements is one thing, but the app can also alert donald to a lack of movement — for example, if a cow is stuck, sick or is about to calve. at roughly £300 each, the collars arent cheap but vastly expand the amount of grass available for grazing, eliminating the cost of facto...

The user can even set up exclusion zones, which means that donald can let his cows loose on an area which previously would have been a no—go due to its proximity to dangerous bog land. the technology has not only benefited farmers, but also other local wildlife. some people might kind of wonder, what is the connection between donalds cows and the corn crakes and the birds? why do you want those cows in here? as you can see from the habitat around us, its very wet. the bog area, for example, do...