MidnightWatcher – Prophecy in Motion

“ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sixteen New Mexico counties have been designated as natural disaster areas due to drought.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the designation Wednesday. It covers counties that stretch from the northeast down to the central portion of the state.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the designation will provide help to hundreds of New Mexico farmers and ranchers who have suffered significant losses to small grains, pasture and forage crops.

The agency says farmers in several other counties also qualify for natural disaster assistance because their counties are contiguous.

U.S. Sen. Tom Udall says this summer has been a real struggle for New Mexico. He pointed to extreme drought, record temperatures and fires that have destroyed land and crops.” Source.

New Mexico drought forces extreme measures – “Along the Pecos River in eastern New Mexico, the Interstate Stream Commission is being forced for the first time to pump groundwater to augment the river’s flow to meet a settlement with farmers in the Carlsbad Irrigation District. On the lower Rio Grande, farmers have been negotiating with irrigation officials in New Mexico and Texas in hopes of getting additional water to extend what has been the shortest irrigation season on record. In northern New Mexico, the city of Las Vegas has only enough water for the next 57 days.” Read more.