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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.)
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High Plains continues to see wide range of temps

The contiguous United States, including the High Plains, continues to see a wide range in temperatures, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Read More

Grain Elevator (Journal photo by Lacey Newlin)
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Grim reaper leaving mark on western Nebraska wheat crop



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 of High Plains keeps missing out on moisture

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Texas and Deep South had a good stretch of rain while other areas were more spotty, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

Texas and Deep South beneficiaries of recent rains

Cargill grain elevator in East St. Louis, Missouri. (Journal photo by David Murray.)

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Oklahoma lawmakers unanimously back wheat as official state crop 

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.)

Rain bypasses critical areas of need in the Plains

In this 2019 file photo, flooding in crop fields leaves behind debris and submerged plants that may die or suffer yield damage. (Photo by Linda Geist)

When fields stay wet

Grain Elevator (Journal photo by Lacey Newlin)

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