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.)

Southwestern Plains received beneficial moisture

Red barn in winter (Photo: Dale Fehr, Hampton, IL)

Weathering winter

  • By Valori Stone │ Kansas State University Research and Extension
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.)

Weather disturbance felt in the West

Rule of thumb: For every degree below the lower critical temperature, a cow’s energy requirement increases by 1%. That’s assuming the cow is in a body condition score 5 or greater. (Photo courtesy of Purina.)

Don’t let cold weather freeze cattle performance this winter

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.)

Some drought relief felt in parts of US

A combine harvesting soybeans. (Journal photo by Jennifer Theurer.)

November was another record maker

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.)

Minor expansion of drought regions

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.)

Much needed rain falls in key drought areas