The editors of a special issue of Rangelands journal say while $256 billion over the last 35 years (adjusted for inflation) is a staggering price tag, the true cost of drought …
Drought
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by Michael Fielding The persisting record drought in California is expected to hit the state's livestock industry hard — resulting in a projected drop of $100 million in revenue this …
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Lane Nordlund reports on the drought condition in Montana. With there also being a shortage of alfalfa and grass hay in the state, many producers are turning to other …
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by Trevor Brown CHEYENNE – It's hard to overstate the importance of the Colorado River. The 1,450-mile waterway and its tributaries stretch from their headwaters in the snowy Rocky Mountains …
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The U.S. Drought Monitor is produced in partnership by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the United States Department of Agriculture, and the National Oceanic and …
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Droughts in the U.S. Southwest and Central Plains during the last half of this century could be drier and longer than drought conditions seen in those regions in the last …
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by Bryce Anderson, DTN Ag Meteorologist and DTN Analyst OMAHA (DTN) — The dramatic loss of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean due to rapid Arctic warming has altered the …
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OMAHA (DTN) — Dry conditions in winter wheat-growing areas of the Southern Plains and corn and sorghum planting getting underway in Texas were among the highlights of weekly Crop Progress …
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Speaking at the National Drought Forum held in Washington, DC, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback emphasized the critical importance of water resources in the arid West and actions states have taken …
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by Chris Clayton, DTN Ag Policy Editor LUBBOCK, Texas (DTN) — “If you would like to have your heart broken, just come out here,” wrote Scripps Howard correspondent Ernie …
