Ross Janssen, chief meterologist, KWCH in Wichita, Kansas spoke during the keynote luncheon at Sorghum U/Wheat U Aug. 9. (Journal photo by Kylene Scott.)
Pivot irrigation system over a field in Caddo County near Hydro Oklahoma
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.)