WALKER COUNTY, Ala. —

After a very wet spring, we're now experiencing abnormally dry weather, even drought conditions in some areas. That may be great for outdoor activities, but not so good for farmers. And it’s hitting a Walker County farming family hard.

Cade Grace is a 7th generation farmer. Right now, he's harvesting his feed corn. The crop is looking pretty good, but their soybeans are suffering. Grace said, “This is where your fruit, such as your soybean pods and your cotton bolls are trying to fill out. And you'll have a substandard crop if you don't have enough moisture to be able to fill those out. So I would think there's probably hundreds of thousands of acres in the region that I work that will be impacted because it's been dry.”

The Graces told me the soybean plants should

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