Northern Michigan Farmers Face Spring Drought Concerns
9 & 10 News April 30, 2021 Dry conditions have local farmers looking to the sky, hoping the month of May is not nearly as dry as April. “We’ve had enough to keep things going adequately, but the biggest challenge will be what happens in May. May’s the time, the big growing time. Warms up, starts growing and then you want everything to have enough moisture and so the whole thing will be what happens in May,” said Gary Carmichael of Carmichael Farms. An average rainfall this May should set farmers up for a successful growing season, but another month of below average rainfall could spel...
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