Drought, abnormal dryness intensifies in parts of the West, Midwest and Plains

Cooler temps, snow spread across Plains; dust storms reported in North Dakota and Montana

Hugh Hammond Bennett sparked the creation of a conservation agency

  • By Sylvia Rainford, Natural Resources Conservation Service

Heavy rain and thunderstorms improve drought conditions in central US

  • By Deborah Bathke, National Drought Mitigation Center

Soil health: How to change your ways and benefit from healthy soil

  • By Marlon Winger, NRCS Regional Soil Health Specialist

Arctic blast provides frightful winter nightmare for High Plains

Playing the long game results in reclassified soil

Historic freeze, severe dryness challenges US winter wheat crop