'It's really devastating' | Highland County farms wither in 'historic' drought

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'It's really devastating' | Highland County farms wither in 'historic' drought

At Lucas Organic Farms shop in Hillsboro, the fried and fresh produce lining the shelves represent a tiny fraction of their total operation.Mark Lucas said their main operation is a livestock farm a few miles east on the outskirts of Marshall Township, but the recent lack of rain and oppressive heat has pushed the operation to the brink of collapse."It's bad," he said."It's really bad," his wife Brooke agreed, standing beside him in the office.T…