Drought!
We've found ourselves squarely in a rather localized drought lately. We've only had about one half inch of rain since the 4th of July and our cool season grass (Orchardgrass) is showing us the one time of year when it struggles. I was just out walking some of the hay fields and it's hard not to get disheartened by seeing so much browning and withering grass. Most of our first crop was cut on June 18th and baled by the 22nd. The first chance of rain didn't come until the 2