Drought conditions across Virginia put cattle, crops at risk and raise wildfire risk

Drought conditions across Virginia put cattle, crops at risk and raise wildfire risk

The entire commonwealth of Virginia is now under a drought watch or warning, putting crops and cattle at risk as well as increasing the chance of wildfires.

Much of area now in ‘extreme drought’ status - The Farmville Herald

Drought conditions across Southside Virginia are continuing to worsen, with little immediate relief in sight, according to officials with the National Weather Service office in Wakefield. Meteorologist Nancy Barnhart said recent rainfall has fallen short of what is needed to improve conditions. “Right now it’s gonna take a lot more than a quarter of an inch of rainfall to get us out of the drought that we’re in,” Barnhart said of Monday’s rainfa…