Heat continues to put pressure on drought conditions

UW cattle on summer grazing grounds at the McGuire Ranch, located outside Laramie. (Photo courtesy of University of Wyoming Extension.)

USDA offers relief to livestock producers to haul water, hay

The ADM terminal, Salina, Kansas, looks like it’s painted in gold, or at least amber, as a rainbow arches over the horizon following a recent thunderstorm. (Journal photo by Tim Unruh.)

Bummer of a summer 

U.S. Drought Monitor Map

The heat is on and reflected in latest drought map

Lawn closeup (K-State Research and Extension)

Lawn Stressed? September is time for relief

Asters flowers (Journal stock photo.)

Build drought-tolerant gardens this fall for next summer’s blooms

Improvements noted in latest drought map

Iowa State University's Northeast Research Farm. (Photo courtesy of Iowa State Extension and Outreach.)

Learn How Drought and Smoke Have Impacted Crops

  • By Terry Basol, Joshua Michel, Ken Pecinovsky │ Iowa State Extension and Outreach