A cow utilizes the Dorale family's new livestock watering system on their rented pasture near Charter Oak, Iowa. (Jason Johnson - Iowa NRCS)

New livestock watering system provides many benefits to producer, cattle

The Water, Impact and Sustainability Estimator, or WISE, is now available to users worldwide (Gabe Saldana/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Drought and flood risk tool available worldwide

Devastated and dry corn field because of long drought in summer. (Adobe Stock-#452119105 │ djoronimo)

Historic drought conditions recorded in Kansas: July and August 2026 mark driest period since Dust Bowl

Dripping outside tap in summer showing a conceptual water ban or shortage 3d render (Photo: iStock - studio-fi)

Nebraska Water Center announces 2026 conference

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

A water dowser, a branch and the search for groundwater 

Aerial view of a large data center campus with focus on the processor hosting area and power and cooling infrastructure being built in Hutto, Texas. (iStock-#2284670826 │ BackyardProduction)

Farming for data—land, energy, output

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