Alabama saw little to no rainfall in August and September, which means drought conditions are worsening in October.

According to the Alabama Drought Monitor , every county in Alabama is seeing some level of drought.

And local farmers are feeling the impacts.

Severe drought conditions across the state are causing major headaches for farmers. The rainfall we had in the early summer is a distant memory now.

“Well, we’ve gone from one extreme to the next,” says farmer Randall Beers.

Beers is a fifth generation farmer in Tyler, Alabama, which is located in Dallas County. He grows cotton, corn, and peanuts on about 2,000 acres annually. He says his latter crops have really suffered this year.

“The ground is so hard, I’ve got about a third of my peanuts that are still in the ground. The g

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