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Ag Committees in Action

Published January 9, 2025

The North Dakota House and Senate agriculture committees met for the first time for the new legislative session Thursday. One bill heard called for the removal of the red tape for farmers and ranchers applying for the state drought disaster…

Ritchison Named State Climatologist

Published June 15, 2024

Daryl Ritchison's 'interim' 'tag has been removed and he is officially North Dakota's state climatologist. Ritchison will also continue as the director of the North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network. "It's just add-on responsibilities with data integrity within the state."

Drought Conditions Improving in Much of Midwest

Published April 5, 2024

Drought conditions are declining in corn and soybean crop areas. "Less than a quarter of corn and soybean production areas are currently in drought, 24 percent of corn crop and 22 percent of soybean," said Brad Rippey, USDA meteorologist. "Both…

Drought Triggers LFP in North Dakota

Published September 1, 2023

North Dakota Farm Service Agency Executive Director Marcy Svenningsen says with drought progressing in northern North Dakota, eight counties are now eligible for the Livestock Forage Program. The list includes Bottineau, Rolette, Towner, Cavalier, Ramsey, Benson, Pierce and McHenry counties.…

Emergency Haying and Grazing

Published August 14, 2023

Twenty-five counties across North Dakota are currently eligible for emergency haying and grazing of CRP ground. State FSA Conservation and Livestock Program Director Wanda Braton says county committees determine whether emergency haying and grazing is needed. Any county that hits…

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Drought Condition Changes

Published May 14, 2023

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says drought over the past week has increased the percentage of topsoils that are short of moisture across the country. “New Mexico leads the nation, 74 percent very short to short with Kansas close behind at…

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SD Drought Expands

Published April 7, 2022

The U.S. Drought Monitor shows 46 percent of South Dakota is in severe drought, up from 25 percent the previous week. South Dakota Grasslands Coalition Education Coordinator Dan Rasmussen says ranchers have been selling cattle to get ahead of the…

Drought Intensifies

Published March 11, 2022

More than 61 percent of the United States is in some classification of drought. That’s the largest percentage of the country in some form of drought since 2012. The drought monitor jumped from 55 percent to 61 percent in the…

Dry Conditions Found in Latest Drought Monitor

Published April 23, 2020

New areas of abnormally dry conditions are reported in the latest U.S. Drought Monitor. Most of western North Dakota and northwest South Dakota now have that designation. Abnormally dry conditions are also being seen in extreme northeastern South Dakota extending…

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Severe Drought Reported in Northern ND

Published June 20, 2019

Portions of northern North Dakota have moved into the severe drought. This is the first time this year these counties have been in the D2 or severe drought category. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, the northern tier of counties…

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Ag Committees in Action

Ritchison Named State Climatologist

Drought Conditions Improving in Much of Midwest

Drought Triggers LFP in North Dakota

Emergency Haying and Grazing

Drought Condition Changes

SD Drought Expands

Drought Intensifies

Dry Conditions Found in Latest Drought Monitor

Severe Drought Reported in Northern ND

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