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Drought Continues Across Minnesota

Published September 10, 2026

Drought remains widespread across Minnesota, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor, released Thursday with conditions through September 8. More than ninety four percent of Minnesota is abnormally dry or worse, with nearly sixty nine percent in moderate drought or…

Drought Remains Widespread in North Dakota

Published September 10, 2026

North Dakota drought conditions showed some improvement this week, but dry conditions remain widespread. Nearly ninety two percent of the state is abnormally dry or worse, with about 66 percent in moderate drought or worse. Severe drought covers forty five…

Some Improvement in Drought Conditions

Published April 25, 2024

The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows 23 percent of the Midwest is in drought. Iowa exhibits the greatest area of drought with 58 percent of the state in some form of drought. Light-to-moderate precipitation accumulations mostly of less than two…

ERP Disappointment

Published December 17, 2023

The projected Emergency Relief Program payment levels are a disappointment for Minnesota Soybean Growers Association President Bob Worth. “The way it stands now, unless you are an underprivileged farmer, you’ll get about ten percent of what you were supposed to…

Dry Conditions Worsen Across Minnesota and Dakotas

Published October 13, 2022

In this past week, the U.S. Drought Monitor expanded the area with severe and extreme drought in southern Minnesota. In North Dakota, a new area of severe drought stretches from McLean to Eddy and Foster counties. In South Dakota, extreme…

Northern Plains Gets Drier

Published October 10, 2022

Dry conditions across South Dakota and Minnesota worsened in the last week while North Dakota conditions stayed consistent with the previous week. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows extreme drought is now on the map in the southern part of…

Dry Conditions Expand

Published September 30, 2022

The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows an increase in dry conditions across the Dakotas and Minnesota. In North Dakota, the severe drought in the western part of the state now stretches from Divide to Bowman Counties. Moderate drought is showing…

Dry Conditions Get Worse in Dakotas and MN

Published September 23, 2022

In the last week, dry conditions worsened across the Dakotas and Minnesota. The majority of North Dakota went from abnormally dry to moderate drought. Abnormally dry conditions are getting more widespread in northeastern South Dakota compared to the previous week.…

Rain Needed for Winter Wheat Planting

Published September 9, 2022

SDSU Extension State Climatologist Laura Edwards says the drought monitor has expanded across the region and impacts of the drought are seen in some corn fields. "South Dakota is a little bit more of a mixed bag where eastern and…

Dry Conditions Worsen in Dakotas and Minnesota

Published September 9, 2022

The latest U.S. Drought Monitor map shows abnormally dry conditions changing to moderate drought in Williams and McKinzie Counties in the western part of North Dakota. Abnormally dry conditions remain across five areas of the state. In South Dakota, extreme…

Articles tagged under: U.S. Drought Monitor

Drought Continues Across Minnesota

Drought Remains Widespread in North Dakota

Some Improvement in Drought Conditions

ERP Disappointment

Dry Conditions Worsen Across Minnesota and Dakotas

Northern Plains Gets Drier

Dry Conditions Expand

Dry Conditions Get Worse in Dakotas and MN

Rain Needed for Winter Wheat Planting

Dry Conditions Worsen in Dakotas and Minnesota

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