New England farmers are facing some tough challenges this growing season with higher costs for fuel and fertilizer.

Samples collected at daring heights provide evidence for an untested theory of tree drought adaptation, while countering ...

When it comes to drought stress, timing can be the difference between saving a crop and losing it, whether in a greenhouse or in the high-stakes environment of future space missions. In a recent study ...

Virginia's Department of Environmental Quality has placed all localities in the Commonwealth under drought watch or warning advisories. The dry conditions have led to widespread agricultural impacts ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is offering technical and financial help to farmers and livestock producers impacted by drought. As of June 2, the National Drought Mitigation Center, based out of ...

Drought conditions have worsened in Massachusetts over the course of the last month. Drought Management Task Force says one area of the Bay State is in a "critical drought." Task force: "During May, ...

The nagging drought conditions are now leading to mandatory water restrictions in Fauquier County. Residents on the county water system are being asked to cut back on water use in their homes and ...

Drought conditions in the Granite State are improving after rainy weather at the end of May. The updated drought map shows that more of New Hampshire is out of the drought category, but some southern ...

Leon County is feeling the impact of consistent downpours as a new map shows drought conditions improving. A new map from the United States Drought Monitor shows that Leon County has improved from a ...

Newport News Water Works has declared a Stage 2 drought warning, calling the current dry spell the worst to hit the region since the early 2000s. NORFOLK, Virginia — Newport News Water Works declared ...

The latest weekly drought map shows slight improvement in two areas of Utah when comparing the map from May 19 to the one released covering the week through May 26. Neither change has significance for ...

A week of rainy weather across the Charlotte region has brought the first meaningful improvement to drought conditions in months, according to new federal data released Thursday. Still, much of the ...