By Joe Zeleznik
After several years of drought, some timely rains are happening, and in decent amounts. Well, mostly timely, and mostly in decent amounts. There are still some droughty spots out there.
Nevertheless, conditions have improved substantially across a large region. There’s more forage production for livestock and crop yields should be good. The trees are doing better, too.
On the eastern and central side of the state, it’s a different story.