 June was a noteworthy month in the U.S. Drought Monitor reporting in that we reached a four-year low in U.S. drought coverage. That minimum was achieved on June 11th. At that point, just 11.8 percent of the country was in drought. Yet USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says since that point, drought coverage has increased nationwide. By the time we moved into July 2nd, drought coverage has increased to 18.7 percent of the country. That's the highest we've