Spud growers are feeling hopeful with a solid crop and reopening restaurants driving stronger demand.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
California drought takes toll on world’s top almond producer
Almonds are the state’s top agricultural export, but growers are abandoning their orchards as water is in short supply and becoming more expensive.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Dry California town pleads with tourists to conserve
The coastal town of Mendocino relies on groundwater, but little rain and low river flow have wells running empty.
Posted inNation & World
Homes in West lose water as wells run dry in drought-ravaged basin
Potentially hundreds of wells have dried up in recent weeks in an area near the Oregon-California border.
Posted inMaine, News
July’s rain rejuvenates Maine coast, but drought persists inland
Precipitation levels remain below normal for 2021 overall.
Posted inMaine, New England
Tropical storm didn’t end drought in New England
A portion of western Maine and northern New Hampshire remain in severe drought, and moderate drought conditions persist across additional parts of those states and Vermont.
Posted inMaine
Franklin, Oxford counties now face severe drought
Experts categorize a growing section of a parched Maine as a severe drought.
Posted inMaine
Severe drought declared in central Maine as dry conditions spread
Officials warn the trend is expected to continue this summer unless Maine gets prolonged rain.
Posted inMaine
Parts of Maine now experiencing drought conditions
It is a dramatic change from a week earlier when most of the state was considered dry, but there was no drought.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
The Androscoggin River is running unusually low in 2021
The volume of water in Auburn is less than a third of what it usually is this time of year, a sign of Maine’s worsening drought problem.