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Light showers find some parts of the Plains

Light showers did find some parts of the High Plains with generally seasonal temperatures, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Read More

.S. Sen. Jerry Moran pauses for a moment during the Kansas Farm Bureau’s Agricultural Leadership Breakfast during the Kansas State Fair on Sept. 6. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)
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Farm bill remains in holding pattern until after Nov. 3

The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. (Map courtesy of NDMC.)
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Moisture helps ease drought in past week

The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. (Map courtesy of NDMC.)

Moisture brought considerable changes to drought map

ARC and PLC payments reach $13.8 billion for 2025 crop year 

The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. (Map courtesy of NDMC.)

Large-scale rain event hit many regions in country

The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. (Map courtesy of NDMC.)

Southwestern storm brought needed rains to Plains

Bayer, Neste agree to scale newgold winter canola for biofuels

The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. (Map courtesy of NDMC.)

Localized areas in the Plains received beneficial rain

first ethanol-to-jet fuel plant in Georgia

Rollins: Biofuels outlook boosts grain farmers

The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. (Map courtesy of NDMC.)

Several regions in the Plains received beneficial rain