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Cattle and conservation program expands through Des Moines watershed

  • Cami Koons

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship announced Tuesday an expansion of a popular cost-share conservation program that helps farmers convert cropland to pasture.  The program has existed since 2016 in select southwestern Iowa counties where it has helped farmers convert more than 16,000 acres of less-productive cropland into pasture. Now, with funding from […]

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July heat produces ‘flash drought’ with more than half of North Dakota affected

  • Jeff Beach

More than half of North Dakota is now in a drought, with blistering July heat shriveling crops and taking a toll on pastures.  The U.S. Drought Monitor, which is updated weekly on Thursdays, shows a third of the state in moderate drought and more than 23% in extreme drought. The extreme drought area increased dramatically […]