Nearly half of the continental U.S. is experiencing severe drought . The National Drought Monitor reports that more than a third of the country has been in some form of drought since June 1, with nearly all areas suffering from moderate to extreme drought. Irrigation systems are benefiting from the extreme drought . Jim Reid : ` ` It 's a debt to me , but it 's a benefit to me to have a commodity to sell ''
Nearly half of the continental U.S. is experiencing severe drought . More than half of U.S. counties are designated disaster zones . Irrigation systems are benefiting from the extreme drought . Jim Reid : `` It 's a debt to me , but it 's a benefit to me to have a commodity to sell ''