Too little, too late. Weak showers moving through Maryland Friday won't reverse the crop damage wreaked by an entire month without rain.
Churches get very active in such times of stress.
Tony Evans, an information specialist at the Maryland Department of Agriculture, chats with farmers every day. This season mid-Atlantic farmers will pay more up front to produce a lower yield. Then they'll be selling for low market prices. People tend to take the stress of farm life for granted, said Evans. But emotional support for farmers is very important in times like these, he said.