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Farmers across the Upper Midwest are struggling with both drought and excess moisture this spring Some areas are so wet that farmers will have a tough time planting their crops before it gets too lat...
Posted on 5/3/13 at 1:38 PM
STORM TRACKER The Drought Ends?
In the past couple of weeks, the immediate Fargo Moorhead area has received 12-18 inches of snow. South and east of the metro, widespread 20-30 inches has fallen. The drought is therefore over, correc...
Posted on 2/14/13 at 12:05 PM
STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER USDA provides drought loans to farmers
Farmers in 26 Minnesota counties affected by drought are eligible for federal loans. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the loan program Friday, putting local Farm Service Agency offices in...
Posted on 10/26/12 at 11:43 AM
RURAL REFLECTIONS Farm Update
I like to give readers a little slice of the farm on occasion. Some people farmed much of their lives and then retired while others grew up on the farm so both groups have memories that occupy...
Posted on 9/1/12 at 7:20 AM
STAFF BLOG THE AREA VOICES COMMUNITY Living with Water: Your thoughts and experiences wanted.
It was almost hard to believe. Last month while we visited my husband's parents in Iowa, we ran into an old neighbor of theirs who has since moved to Texas. He and his wife moved there to be closer to...
Posted on 8/7/11 at 8:08 AM
Drought's grip unrelenting across Midwest 
The worst U.S. drought in decades continues its iron-fisted grip across much of the nation's key farming states, though some relief could come from the first major snowstorm of the season trekking eastward across the Midwest.
By Associated Press , December 20, 2012
Waseca, Minn., homeowners coping with sinking houses
Homeowners in the Waseca area say their houses seem to be sinking, and they blame this year's drought.
By Associated Press , December 13, 2012
Snow won't help animals hurt by Minnesota drought
Last weekend's heavy snow in central Minnesota appears to have come too late to help wildlife hurt by this year's severe drought.
By Associated Press , December 11, 2012
Abundant snow won't relieve drought conditions in Minnesota
With all the snow in parts of Minnesota, it seems surreal to think more than 80 percent of the state is in a severe or extreme drought.
By Associated Press , December 11, 2012
Drought conditions unchanged in the Dakotas
Drought conditions have not changed in the Dakotas over the week.
By Associated Press , December 06, 2012
Rare December rain not enough to ease dry Minnesota land
Too little, too late. That’s the short version of what Monday’s unseasonal rain meant for farmland that’s under stress from drought. The rainfall amounted to about a 10th of an inch across the region, said Mark Ewens of the National Weather Service office in Grand Forks.
By Ryan Bakken , December 04, 2012
Drought intensifies across large parts of Minnesota
The drought has intensified over the past week across broad swaths of Minnesota. Thursday's update from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows that a large portion of Minnesota that had been in a moderate drought is now in a severe drought.
By Associated Press , November 29, 2012
U.S. food banks raise alarm as drought dents government supplies
The worst U.S. drought in more than half a century has weakened the safety net for the 50 million Americans who struggle to get enough to eat, and the nation's food banks are raising the alarm as the holiday season gets into full swing.
By Lisa Baertlein , November 21, 2012
More Dakotas businesses eligible for drought loans
The U.S. Small Business Administration is making low-interest federal disaster loans available to small, nonfarm businesses in more counties in the Dakotas.
By Associated Press , November 12, 2012
2 more ND counties declared drought disasters
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has designated Burke and Divide counties in northwestern North Dakota as primary natural disaster areas due to drought.
By Associated Press , November 09, 2012
Corps will not draw down Homme Lake near Park River, N.D., this fall
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will not perform a fall drawdown of Homme Lake, on the Park River near Park River, N.D., because of the current drought conditions.
By Herald Staff Report , November 08, 2012
Drought unchanged in SD; conditions improve in ND
Drought conditions have not changed in South Dakota over the week, with all of the state in some form of drought and more than half in the two worst categories.
By Jim Suhr , November 08, 2012
Sandy's fallout skips drought-plagued Midwest
Drought-plagued Midwest farming states got little benefit from the massive storm that pounded the Eastern Seaboard this week, although the nation's worst drought in decades appears to be easing in some areas.
By Jim Suhr , November 01, 2012
USDA declares drought disaster for parts of Minnesota
Most Minnesota farmers escaped the worst of the drought, but those who didn't are eligible for federal loans to help cover crop and livestock losses.
By Associated Press , October 26, 2012
Loans available for drought-affected farmers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the loan program Friday, putting local Farm Service Agency offices in charge of taking applications.
By Don Davis , October 26, 2012
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