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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…
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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…
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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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Drought Monitor Updated

Published May 25, 2018

According to the Drought Monitor, severe drought conditions continue in north-central North Dakota, along the Canadian border. Moderate drought extends through a large share of northern North Dakota and most of western North Dakota and South Dakota. The recent rains…
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Planting Conditions Vary in SD

Published May 24, 2018

South Dakota State University Extension state climatologist Laura Edwards says southern parts of South Dakota are still having challenges getting the crop in the ground. “There’s a little too much water down there still. The northern and central part of…
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Drought Monitor Legislation Introduced

Published May 24, 2018

South Dakota Senator John Thune wants to improve the accuracy of the U.S. drought monitor. A new bill, Improved Soil Moisture and Precipitation Monitoring Act of 2018, would give Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue the ability to increase monitoring stations, require…
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