at local high schools to aid residents. still no word on what started the fire. but thankfully nobody has been hurt. for the latest on the jersey wildfire, head to the fox weather app. or stream fox weather on any tv or connected device. should point out that april is peak wildfire season in new jersey, the garden state. ainsley: very rare. we think of wildfires out in california and not new jersey. steve: you do. look at that this is literally 90 miles south of where we are sitting. not too far from the jersey shore inland a little bit. but, a lot of people waking up this morning along the jersey shore where it smells like smoke. ainsley: you will probably be able to smell that from several towns over. steve: it s a big mess. be careful down there. ainsley: no fatalities. steve: none so far. it looks like they are getting a handle on it. meanwhile the u.s. defense department is still scrambling to try to plug that leak of classified documents that poses a very se
eighth generation rancher with pearce cattle company joins us from o okeechobee. why is it different in florida than for instance in california. in florida we have a lot of sandy soils and shallow root zones. the rain needs to be sprinkling on this ground every week. out west, you have a lot deeper root zones and larger particle size in your soil. and it will hold moisture deeper. we re just suffering because we had some frost this year that we don t normally have and then that kills the grass and then you have got prolonged periods of drought where there is no water for surface water drinking or growing grass. we are right in the middle of grazing season where it should be growing right now. exactly right. i was talking to a friend down in jupiter florida chip block.