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Lacey, Lacey Vilhauer, Opinion, Water

What does rain mean to you? 

Rain is life, and means something different to everyone. In this insights article, HPJ Field Editor Lacey Vilhauer shares what rainfall means to her. Read More

Regina Bird
Columns, Drought, Floods, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Opinion, Texas, Weather Watch

Mother Nature dropped rain and storms on the Plains

Tornado damage in a town in Missouri (Photo: iStock - picturejohn)
Disaster, Home and Family

Natural disasters shape history



From left, First Lady Melania Trump and President Donald Trump listen as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks. (Photo courtesy of White House.)

Texas Hill Country flood recovery process continues

Muddy wet countryside corn field and dark storm clouds. (Adobe Stock │ #259019240 - Przemyslaw Iciak)

Sheltering program to conclude in May

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 region received heavy rainfall

Ice damage from 2020: An early-season ice storm cuts power to neighborhoods and communities in central and western Oklahoma in October 2020. (Photo by Todd Johnson, OSU Agriculture)

Have a plan for September’s National Preparedness Month

Flooded Iowa field (Photo: Iowa State University Extension and Outreach)

Forage specialist shares advice on assessment and recovery following flooding

  • By Shelby Gruss │ Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Barn suffering much damage from a tornado (Photo: iStock - Bill Dudley)

Additional Iowa counties approved for assistance

Low-lying land areas are more susceptible to flooding. Brandon Dominguez, DVM, said the first step in hurricane preparation with livestock should be to identify low-lying, flood-risk land and a high-ground evacuation area. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Keep livestock safe during hurricane season with an emergency plan

  • By Ashley Vargo │ Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service

Rainfall events deliver mixed conditions

  • By Adam Russell, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service