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REGION Despite recent rainfall, Franklin and Androscoggin counties have remained in drought.gov’s abnormally dry conditions category for three consecutive weeks. Livestock farmers and hay producers are crossing their fingers that Maine doesn’t cross into the more dry thresholds this season as they still feel the effects of last fall’s severe drought conditions.
According to drought.gov, 55.7% of Maine is currently in the abnormally dry condition with 100% of Franklin and Androscoggin counties in this classification for three consecutive weeks.
Screenshot from drought.gov
“We’re still on the tail end of last year’s weather so hay is pretty expensive,” John Wright of Sparkplug Farm in Leeds said in a phone interview.