Planting lags, crops wither in Georgia drought
By Brad Haire University of Georgia
      Extreme drought now covers most agricultural areas, delaying peanut and cotton planting and raising concerns for the crops this year.
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It keeps getting drier
By David Stooksbury University of Georgia
      Drought conditions continue to worsen across the entire state. Of Georgia's 159 counties, 74 are classified as being in extreme drought, 79 in severe drought and six in moderate drought. Rare conditions Extreme drought conditions are defined as those expected once in 50 years, based on many ind...
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