JEFFERSON, Mass. - Lilac Hedge Farm grows one important crop: the grass in their fields. They use it to feed the farm's live stock. 

The farm uses a rotational grazing system, moving their sheep and cows onto new pasture on a daily basis. 

In abnormally dry conditions, growing grass is a hard thing to do. Central Massachusetts is just coming off a massive drought last year.

"Our biggest concern is being able to have enough grass," Lilac Hedge Farm owner, Ryan Mackay, said.

As farm owners like Mackay are seeing the weather dry up again, the farm is still dealing with the impacts of the drought last summer. Last year,the farm ran into drought-related problems that caused the grass on the pasture to grow more slowly than usual. To make up for it, the farm started supplementing grass with hay.

In case of another drought year, Mackay is preparing ahead of time.

"A little bit of extra fertilizer, soil sample on things to make sure our fields are growing as well as they can and adding extra hay grounds," Mackay said. 

This early in the season, the farm is hopeful they will get some rainfall.

Mackay said, "It's a little bit dry, but I think there is plenty of extra time. It hasn't been awful yet. We are excited to get the animals back out on pasture."