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.)

Pacific storms dump snow into Colorado, New Mexico

Hay Markets

Prices steady despite slower demand

Hay Markets

Hay demand slows

Hay Markets

Hay demand remains slow

Drought conditions worsen in High Plains

Alfalfa, grass hay mostly steady

Alfalfa, grass hay mostly steady

Northern areas receive heavy precipitation; high winds cause blowing dust and wildfires farther south