120,000 gallons of water flow through pipes on Maxwell's land for irrigation during the growing season. But the drought has made him more than a farmer. He's now a water manager. You're thinking all the time of how to do something better and use less water. The state says they're helping by declaring disaster emergencies.
Farmers can now receive grant money and loans, but officials admit they can only do so much.
The crop losses have only had small impacts of consumers prices so far. But if more rain doesn't fall sometime soon you could see prices rising with the sun. Governor Bush is asking other state officials for input on putting together a drought management plan to deal with the current drought situation.