Drought
Missouri Farmers Embrace Practices to Protect Waterways
Missouri farmers are implementing sustainable practices that protect waterways and improve the sustainability of their operations.
With Weeks Until Winter Wheat Harvest, Drought Plagues 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%.
A Hotter, Drier Future Could Change How We Eat, Breathe and Get Our Water
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.
Here’s How This Year’s Drought has Battered the Midwest — and What it Might Mean for Next Year
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.
Severe Drought Triggers Assistance in Nearly All of Kansas, Half of Missouri
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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