Posts Tagged ‘Drought’
Kansas and Missouri Brace for Another Year of Drought
Missouri and Kansas remain in drought conditions. Meteorologists and water experts are working to figure out what producers should expect this growing season.
Read MoreDroughts, Climate Change, Drive US Beef Herd to Historic Low
Persistent drought, complicated by climate change, have helped drive the nation’s inventory of beef cattle to a 61–year low.
Read MoreSoutheast Kansas Town is Almost Out of Water, and Signs of Crisis are Everywhere
The stubborn drought has brought Caney, a southeast Kansas town of less than 2,000 people, within weeks of reaching the end of its water supply.
Read MoreDrought Sapping Fisheries and Marshes in Missouri and Kansas
The persistent drought in Missouri and Kansas is beginning to sap the water, and the life, out of fisheries and marshes in the region.
Read MoreMissouri Cattle Producers Slash Herds Amid Worsening Drought
The worsening drought in Missouri is forcing livestock producers to sell off their cattle herds, decisions that will be felt at the supermarket cash register.
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