into a blessing for america s farmers. reporter: through all the bitter cold and blowing snow, through the misery and madness, the long running winter has brought long-awaited water. and the head of the maryland farm bureau, chuck frey, says after some dry years, that s a big relief. whether it s a dairy farmer on the east coast or whether you live in d.c. or wherever you live, your food comes from a farm. it s all hedged upon that water. reporter: winter water counts? absolutely, it counts. reporter: as a rule, every 20 inches of snow will melt into just one inch of water. that may not seem like much. but a year ago, well over half the country was in drought conditions. now the dry spots are down to around 35%. that s mainly in the west. places like california. they are not going to even get to normal by the time their wet season ends later this spring. reporter: in simple terms, it comes down to this. with enough snow and enough rain, a farm like this can more than doub
thank you so much have a great week. you have heard of children dialing 911 in a crisis weighri? but this is 2014 and there is an app for that. what this two-year-old did calling for help. and another winter blast is coming and believe it or not, all of this year s snow is actually a blessing in some parts of the country. cnn s tom forman takes us on an american journey. through the misery and madness the long running winter has brought long awaited water. head of the american farm bureau says after dry years that is a big relief. whether you live in dc your food
seen, it looks like it s consistent with policy. erin mcpike, cnn, washington. supreme court sided with police in a similar case back in 2007. a ruling on this case is expected within three months. as we get out from under the snowstorms, cnn s tom foreman takes us on an american journey and shows how the snow melt is turning into a blessing for some areas. through all the bitter cold and blowing snow, through the misery and madness, the long running winter has brought long awaited water. and ahead of the maryland farm bureau says after some dry years, that s a big relief. whether it s a dairy farmer on the east coast, whether you live in d.c. or where ever you live, your food comes from winter water counts. absolutely. as a rule, every 20 inches of