Dryness in the Central and Western states is impacting nearly $160 billion of U.S. ag production.
Data from the American Farm Bureau shows most of the U.S.’s top ag commodities are grown or raised in states experiencing extended dryness – like 81 percent of cattle and calves.
Jon Doggett, National Corn Growers Association CEO, tells Brownfield his family’s ranch in Montana is in desperate need of moisture. “We had a horrible, horrible drought last year.