Drought in Review: How conditions have changed in Kansas this year and the worries ahead

As the year comes to a close, we want to take a look back at the one weather event that seemed to impact farmers and ranchers everywhere, drought.

John Jenkinson, long time friend of RFD-TV and a farmer in Deerfield, Kansas joined Janet Adkison and discussed how conditions have changed throughout the year, what the biggest weather challenge is impacting producers and the worries ahead for the new year.

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