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.)

Persistent drought remains in much of the Plains

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.)

Moisture was a mixed bag across country

Cattle import restrictions are in place in 17 states due to confirmed positives of highly pathogenic avian influenza in some dairy herds. (Journal photo by Kylene Scott.)

Cattle restrictions in place for those states with HPAI 

Set of vacuum packed beef (iStock - Ilia Nesolenyi)

New Mexico eyes meat inspection act

Dairy Cow (Photo courtesy of ARS.)

Dairy industry working its way through avian flu cases

(Journal photo by Kylene Scott.)

USDA, FDA and CDC issue update on HPAI detections in dairy cattle 

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.)

Dry weather was the story for many in the High Plains

Nebraska restricts importation of dairy cattle