Deutsche Presse-Agentur: Surveying some of the 3,240 hectares he farms in a semi-rural area outside Washington, Chris Tranchitella looks out on empty fields that produced a harvest much lower than he had hoped. "The drought has withered crops, lowered lake levels and led to water restrictions across three-quarters of the southeastern United States. Much of the US West is also suffering severe drought, although it is less serious than that in the south-east," he said. Governors declared emergencies …