US: Dry weather threatens Ohio fruit crops
The Plain Dealer in Cleveland reports that's threatening berries and could hurt later harvests of crops such as apples, peaches and pumpkins. The National Weather Service says the area is 3 inches short of its usual precipitation level by early June.
Farmers who use ponds to irrigate their crops say their water sources are being depleted. Those who rely on rain are finding other ways to nourish plants.
One small farm in rural Amherst asked hundreds of email subscribers to help water plants by hand to save blueberries. Families helped out Wednesday by watering bushes and picking ripe fruit.
Source: www.wdtn.com