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Active pattern brought moisture to High Plains

Mother Nature switched gears and brought some welcome moisture to part of the High Plains, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Read More

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Highly variable weather pattern dominates week

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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.)

High Plains continues to see wide range of temps

Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.

Grim reaper leaving mark on western Nebraska wheat crop

Hay bales dot a meadow near Madison, Arkansas. 2024 file photo. (UADA image by Mary Hightower)

Drought has ranchers playing a waiting game

  • By Mary Hightower │ University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.

Wheat tour confirms dismal expectations

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.)

Much of High Plains keeps missing out on moisture

Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.

Farm economy follows several paths

Texas and Deep South had a good stretch of rain while other areas were more spotty, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

Texas and Deep South beneficiaries of recent rains

Meteorologist warns El Niño may bring extremes to High Plains