Area farmers hope to be singing in the rain this weekend.
The Kent Federation of Agriculture says crops across the region are showing signs of stress from a dry spell in May and June.
President Ron Faubert says he's not sure how much longer the crops will be able to hold their own.
"[There's] a lot of irrigation going on in the lighter soils with the vegetables. I notice the heavier clay soils seem to be more stressed than the loam soils as well," he says, "so it's very critical that we get something soon."
He says the vegetable crops are most affected by this drought, as they're currently in their flowering stage.
However, Faubert says the point of no return depends on just how long an individual farmer's soil can hold its moisture in reserve.
"But at a certain point it does hurt the crop, and stress it enough where it starts to cause a yield reduction, but I don't think we're at that point just yet," says Faubert.
There's another opportunity for rain in the forecast on Sunday, and Faubert says they're banking on Mother Nature to pull through.
