Grilling steaks on flaming grill (Photo: iStock - rez-art)

High prices have not hindered consumers as beef imports are up

Drought likely to persist this summer, despite short term improvements in the region 

USDA

Rollins announces expedited disaster aid

University of Wyoming Extension

Rodgers named new research scientist

(Courtesy of South Dakota Mesonet)

Current drought conditions weigh on producers

Aaron Young, survey geologist with the Conservation and Survey Division, Nebraska Geological Survey at the School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, performs maintenance on water wells. (IANR Conservation and Survey Division)

Groundwater report shows continued decline in eastern Nebraska

Spring, 2025 Dewey County, Oklahoma, fire: provided by Justine Anderson, Oklahoma Conservation Commission

Drought, cedar trees and wildfires

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.)

Country’s midsection receives good dose of rain