CLARK COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — Snowstorms in the winter, flooding in the spring, drought in the summer — it's a real Kentucky weather trifecta that's hitting farmers particularly hard this season.

Multi-generational cattle farmers like the Wisemans in Clark County are facing serious challenges as the summer sun holds on a little too tightly, creating conditions that threaten both livestock and crops.

"Now we're here and it's almost September, the water is gone, the creeks are dry, the grass is leaving, and we need rain very badly," said Marcus Wiseman, a fifth-generation farmer in Clark County.

While the ebbs and flows of farming are inevitable, this summer has been particularly tough, according to Wiseman. The farm hasn't had rain in a month and a half.

"The creek usually always has run

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