Heat Takes Toll on Trees, Crops and Horses

Trees across the region are drooping from lack of rain; produce farmers are watching their crops shrivel; and horse farms are taking steps to protect their priceless Thoroughbreds as hot, dry weather continues to scorch Central Kentucky. "I see trees that are already losing their leaves; trees that are dry as toast; trees that are dying," said Lexington arborist Dave Leonard. "It's probably the worst situation I've ever seen this early in the season, and that's going back 40 years.