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September is National Preparedness Month. (Adobe Stock-#449252310 │ bulgn)
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September is National Preparedness Month: “Americans Stand Ready”

September is National Preparedness Month, a time to reflect on how ready we are when life takes an unexpected turn. Read More

Lightning. (Photo courtesy of Unsplash)
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5 smart ways to prepare your home to weather storm season

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Meteorologist warns El Niño may bring extremes to High Plains 

Photo courtesy of National Sorghum Checkoff.

Hail damaged sorghum—now what?

Heavy rains in causing flooding in the Midwest causing problems for grain and cattle farmers. These cattle have moved up to dry ground as water levels quickly rise. (iStock │ #1147191171 - JJ Gouin)

Include farm animals in disaster preparedness plan

  • By Lauren Bryan │ University of Illinois Extension
Corn plants stripped of their leaves from hail damage. (Photo by Gentry Sorenson, Iowa State University.)

Hail damage hits corn and soybean fields in northern Iowa

Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.

Texas dealing with damage as a result of recent storms

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.)

Midwest region received heavy rainfall

Hay bales (Photo: Sydney Peterson, West Des Moines, Iowa)

March 24 to 28 is Severe Weather Awareness Week in Iowa

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USDA rolls out commodity relief program

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Rollins: USDA to have aid available after storms