Wildfire recovery and donations in Ellis County on Wednesday, March 6, 2024. (Photo by Mitchell Alcala/OSU Agriculture)

Documenting disaster is an important action item

Soil moisture is defined as the ratio of the volume of water to the volume of soil. (Journal photo by Kylene Scott.)

Reports indicate topsoil moisture levels short, very short in some areas

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 

Hay bales of all kinds and sizes were collected and stacked in four Animal Supply Points operated by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in response to the Smokehouse Creek, Windy Deuce and Grapevine Creek fires. (Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Moving into the next stage of Panhandle wildfire recovery

Mixed pansies in garden (Photo: iStock - AnjoKanFotografie)

Plants add versatility, range of color

If conditions have been dry, wildflowers will need a drink. (Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Late night proves taxing on Easter sunrise

Dairy Cow (Photo courtesy of ARS.)

Dairy industry working its way through avian flu cases

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