Around the County: Drought conditions in Eddy County

Eddy County spent most of the winter at moderate drought to abnormally dry. Just when I was starting to think farmers would start field work early, it started to rain. Now only the northwestern border of Eddy County and the northeastern border of Wells County are still abnormally dry.

I started taking and uploading field and pasture pictures on April 15, which is the start of the Condition Monitor...