Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:18 PM EDT2013-05-21 16:18:28 GMT
Three people were inside this burning home but managed to get out safely.
Firefighters are battling a massive fire in East Bank in Kanawha County. A house on Walnut Street went up in flames around 5:15 a.m. Firefighters said two people were home at the time but managed to
Three escape massive fire in a home on Walnut Street in Kanawha County
BUFFALO -
"Right now this corn should be about this height," said Putnam County farmer Bob Gritt as he points to his stomach, but the reality is the corn is barely above his knee.
He's invested $7,000 in the field of corn. Now he's wondering if he'll get a return on his investment. His other crops are doing fine because he's irrigating more than usual due to drought conditions.
"It's costing me a lot in fuel and time. I've spent 3 weeks running as hard as I could watering stuff," said Gritt.
"I'm afraid we are in for the biggest drought of my lifetime," said Noah Perry, a Putnam County farmer who raises cattle.
He has been forced to feed his cattle hay because his pastures have dried up.
"If I have to feed for the next 2-3 months, I'm looking at $1,500 a month for the 60 cows that I have. It's a significant impact on me," said Perry.
Perry also serves as president of the Putnam County Farm Bureau, so he's already seen price hikes in corn, wheat and soybeans which he believes will trickle down to consumers in the form of higher prices later this year.
"Things like breakfast cereal, breads of all kinds and animal feeds," said Perry.
For both farmers, drought conditions are nothing new. They plan to make the best of this year's growing season and hope conditions improve sooner rather than later.
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