Duane Lawrence, 77, caretaker at the Duffy Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., prepares to rake a field of hay into on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, to keep it dry overnight before tedding it for a fifth time in three days, raking and baling it on Thursday. He was giving extra effort to drying the hay because it will be square-baled for horses. "Today was an excellent hay day," said Lawrence. "Let's hope we don't get a lot this rain this time," he said of the remnants of Tropical Storm Debby, which are predicted to bring heavy rain to already saturated areas of the state on Friday. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Valley News Photograph — James M. Patterson