Garden sprinkler watering grass at home backyard (Photo: iStock - ronstik)

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach offers lawn care guidance amid Central Iowa watering restrictions

  • By Adam Thoms and Aaron Steil │ Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

Survey to give better picture of Ogallala aquifer 

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 and Southern Plains received beneficial rain

Beef cow enjoys drink of water. (iStock-#1721673716 │ Timothy Vining)

Monitoring water sources to protect herd health

  • By Chevy-Lynn Vaske │ K-State Extension news service
Bringing Baffin Back team members on the research vessel Scott Murray in Baffin Bay. (Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)

Helping Baffin Bay: Researchers and communities team up for water quality

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.)

Hit-or-miss thunderstorms story of the weather week

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)

Flood readiness tips for Texas ranchers

  • By Blair Fannin │ Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Garden sprinkler watering grass at home backyard (Photo: iStock - ronstik)

How to care for landscapes and gardens in drought

  • By Jennifer Thompson │ UW Extension Horticulture Specialist