It’s not just the high temperatures that make farming tougher, it’s the drought conditions that have farmers feeling watchful.
According to the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin, there are moderate to severe drought conditions in the Potomac River Watershed and that’s affecting farmers, their crops and their livestock in our area.
In Poolesville, Maryland, Ali Mohadjer, the owner and operator of East Oaks Farm, stands near his flock of Rhode Island Red chickens, pointing out the fans where they cluster in their shaded coops.
