RSS Feed
Journal Sentinel: With each day of scorching heat and little rain, the odds of reaping a bountiful vegetable harvest dwindle for Wisconsin farmers such as Chuck Frase and Terry Vlossak.
As the owners of Full Harvest Farm in Hartford, they have used miles of "drip tape" - plastic tubing that drips water onto plants - to irrigate organic vegetables.
But even that hasn't kept up with the hot, dry weather. Certain plants that aren't watered as much have turned brown on their edges and are at risk of dying.
The......
Read Complete Article at Water Conserve: Water Conservation RSS News Feed
Heat, drought taking a toll on Wisconsin crops
Posted by Journal Sentinel: Rick Barrett on June 29th, 2012
Posted in Water Conservation