Kansas governor approves updated drought declarations

What to expect from cattle prices, herd rebuilding in 2024 

A sharp contrast in the air masses causes severe weather—thunderstorms and tornadoes. The contrast can be in temperature or in the amount of moisture, particularly if there is a dry line of air behind the storm system, said K-State climatologist Mary Knapp. (Courtesy photo taken near Manhattan, Kansas, by Dan Donnert.)

March hopefully will bring more moisture

30 largest wildfires in Texas History.

Texas governor issues disaster declaration for wildfires 

Texas A&M Forrest Service map - Smokehouse Creek wildfire perimeter

Wildfires burn in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska Feb. 26-27

Photo from the Oklahoma Forestry Service prescribed burn at Lake Thunderbird, Feb. 20. (Courtesy photo.)

ODAFF issues fire situation report ahead of concerning wildfire conditions 

National Cattlemen's Beef Association

CattleFax forecasts continued producer profitability with herd expansion ahead

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.)

Pacific storms dump snow into Colorado, New Mexico