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Posts Tagged ‘Drought’

Missouri Farmers Embrace Practices to Protect Waterways

By | June 20, 2023 | 0
rolling prairie land with colorful native plants and lush green. the sky is overcast and a storm can be seen in the distance.

Missouri farmers are implementing sustainable practices that protect waterways and improve the sustainability of their operations.

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With Weeks Until Winter Wheat Harvest, Drought Plagues Kansas

By | May 23, 2023 | 0
A field of winter wheat in Kansas.

While the drought has eased in much of the United States, it has gotten worse in Kansas, which expects the winter wheat harvest to decline 20%.

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A Hotter, Drier Future Could Change How We Eat, Breathe and Get Our Water

By | November 30, 2022 | 0
Parts of the Platte River in central Nebraska dried up completely this summer, like this stretch near Chapman, Nebraska.

This year’s drought could be a dress rehearsal for a drier, hotter future that scientists predict climate change has in store. Long-lasting droughts could alter the way we live.

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Here’s How This Year’s Drought has Battered the Midwest — and What it Might Mean for Next Year

By | November 29, 2022 | 0
Farmer Alex Millershaski watches the wind blow a handful of dry, sandy soil across one of his wheat fields. His county in southwest Kansas just experienced its driest October on record.

From deadly wildfires to choking dust storms to decimated crop harvests, this year’s drought has left its mark across the country. For the hardest hit areas, such as the Great Plains, recovering from the far-reaching impacts of this historically dry year won’t be easy.

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Severe Drought Triggers Assistance in Nearly All of Kansas, Half of Missouri

By | October 17, 2022 | 0
A farmer works on his planter in a field.

Almost all of Kansas and nearly half of Missouri are in severe enough drought to activate a federal program meant to help ranchers who have lost grazing acres for their herds, triggering millions of dollars in assistance.

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