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September 30th, just in time for all these small-town harvest fairs. as difficult as the drought is for farmers and people who eat, however, it is worse for another sector of the economy, energy. depending on your politics, you might find it good news that the drought has put pressure on companies that do fracking. you need a ton of water to blast the natural gas out of rock. i'm guessing you would not find it such good news if the drought led to a blackout. the power plants that keep the lights on in much of the country need water to function. there's no water, no light. also, less corn equal...

The natural gas out of rock. i'm guessing you would not find it such good news if the drought led to a blackout. the power plants that keep the lights on in much of the country need water to function. there's no water, no light. also, less corn equals more expensive ethanol, which means more expensive gasoline, maybe a nickel or so a gallon. and maybe this is just one historic drought in the year of hot years. we can't know whether it's weather or climate change. much we think has to do with la nina. what we do know is that our climate has been warmer. that's why this nasa map starts with a lo...

We treat them like an athlete. >> it's the most expensive. nowdays with prices at all-time hi, he and other dairy farmers are hurting. >> i don't believe at the current time i'm making anything. >> the hay prices doubled in last two years surging 62% according to the usda. drought led to limited supply and higher demand; particularly, from china. >> most has to do with the increasing population and increasing demand for higher quality goods. >> china's dairy market tripled in the last decade. that is not the only reason why exporters see this as a golden opportunity. >> partly driven by the im...

>> it's the most expensive. nowdays with prices at all-time hi, he and other dairy farmers are hurting. >> i don't believe at the current time i'm making anything. >> the hay prices doubled in last two years surging 62% according to the usda. drought led to limited supply and higher demand; particularly, from china. >> most has to do with the increasing population and increasing demand for higher quality goods. >> china's dairy market tripled in the last decade. that is not the only reason why exporters see this as a golden opportunity. >> partly driven by the imbalance of trade with asia, whe...