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USDA: Southeastern Wyoming Emerging From Drought

Associated Press — Fri, 10 May 2013 16:56:34 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The latest report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows southeast Wyoming may be emerging from 11 months of drought.

The USDA's weekly Drought Monitor out Thursday shows the Cheyenne area has been downgraded from "moderate drought" to "abnormally dry

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Drought Eases In Farm Belt, But Not Over Yet

Associated Press — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:45:59 +0000

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A cool, rainy spring is easing dry conditions in parts of the nation's farm belt that saw the worst of last year's drought.

But optimism is being tempered, as that weather pattern has kept anxious farmers in most of Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, and Wisconsin from planting

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Buffalo Bill Reservoir Will Have Adequate Water

Trevor T. Trujillo — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:25:29 +0000

Bureau of Reclamation officials say Buffalo Bill Reservoir may not fill to the brim this spring but it should have enough water to meet irrigation needs in northern Wyoming this spring and summer.

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Wyo. Hay Production in 2012 Worst Since 2002

Associated Press — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 07:17:44 +0000

Hot, dry weather took a toll on Wyoming's 2012 hay crop.

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USDA's Crop Report For 2012 Shows Drought Impact

Associated Press — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:20:14 +0000

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is releasing its final crop report for 2012, providing a glimpse of what last year's drought cost the nation's farmers and others.

The report covers a number of crops, but attention will likely focus on corn production

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Storms Improve Outlook For Mississippi River

Associated Press — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:47:36 +0000

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A release of water from the Missouri River and recent storms are offering some relief for the Mississippi River, where water levels have been dangerously low.

The Mississippi River channel at St

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Current Christmas Trees Weather Drought, But Seedlings Take It Hard

Karen Snyder — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 23:13:59 +0000

This year's drought and heat wave covered a huge section of the country, including many big Christmas tree growing areas. Rick Dungey, with the National Christmas Tree Growers Association, says consumers won't notice anything this season

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Help For Drought Stressed Trees Encouraged

Karen Snyder — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 23:08:09 +0000

The reports about drought impacts this summer and early fall have focused on lost pasture and feed for livestock, but as North Dakota State University Extension's, Joe Zeleznik, points out, trees have also been effected by the drought and could face additional hardship this winter if proper measure aren't taken

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Drought Worsens In Some Key Midwest Farming States

Associated Press — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:02:45 +0000

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A weekly drought report shows that conditions have worsened in some key Midwest farming states where the corn harvest is more than halfway completed.

The U.S. Drought Monitor map released Thursday shows that 75 percent of Iowa, the nation's biggest corn producer, is enduring extreme or exceptional drought, which are the two worst classifications

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Extreme Drought Grips Southern, Eastern Wyoming

Associated Press — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 11:39:59 +0000

RIVERTON, Wyo. (AP) — The U.S. Drought Monitor says extreme drought conditions now cover much of southern and eastern Wyoming after a dry August.

The program's map shows all of Sweetwater, Laramie, Goshen, Platte and Niobrara counties are in an extreme drought, the fourth-worst out of five categories

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USDA Warns, Dried Fields, Faulty Machinery A Fire Risk

Karen Snyder — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 18:52:32 +0000

Crops and pasture lands drying from prolonged drought conditions across much of the state are adding fuel load for a potential field fire, one that can be sparked inadvertently by farm and ranch machinery

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Drought Intensifies In Key Farming States

Associated Press — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:20:28 +0000

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The latest update on the nation's drought shows that the parched conditions continue worsening in key farm states even as the situation across all of the continental U.S. leveled off

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Report: Drought Intensifies In Kansas, Nebraska

Associated Press — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 15:15:08 +0000

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A new report suggests that while recent rains stabilized the devastating drought gripping Iowa and other key farming states, the dry conditions intensified in Kansas and Nebraska

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Report: Drought Worsens In Key Farm States

Associated Press — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 15:21:43 +0000

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The latest U.S. drought map shows that excessively parched conditions continue to worsen in the Plains states that are key producers of corn and soybean crops.

The weekly U.S

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Additional Wyoming Counties Designated Drought Disaster

Brian Scott — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 13:50:22 +0000

Sixteen Wyoming counties are now designated as primary natural disaster areas due to drought. Governor Matt Mead requested these designations and the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, has signed off on the designation for 16 counties with 6 others qualifying for assistance because they are contiguous to the primary counties

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Aid Offered For Wyoming Drought

Rich Denison — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 21:00:45 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Small, nonfarm businesses in 10 Wyoming counties are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U. S. Small Business Administration.

The federal loans are to help offset economic losses because of the drought this year

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Wyoming Department Of Ag Hosts Two Meetings To Talk Drought And Fire

Brian Scott — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 12:06:55 +0000

The Wyoming Department of Agriculture will host two public meetings that will address the agriculture industry and the current drought and fire conditions throughout the state.

Producers, legislators, industry grou

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53% Of The U.S. In Moderate Drought Or Worse

Brian Scott — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 17:06:28 +0000

The July 17, 2012, U.S. Drought Monitor map showed increases in the area of the United States in all categories of drought, setting a record for the third consecutive week for the total area of the country in drought during the 12-year history of the map

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16 Wyoming Counties Qualify For Disaster Declaration

Brian Scott — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 12:26:57 +0000

The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, designated two more counties as primary natural disaster areas due to drought. This brings the total number of primary designation counties to eight while eight other counties qualify for assistance as contiguous to the primary counties

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Obama Gets Briefing On Drought

Associated Press — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 11:44:48 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's most widespread drought in decades is on President Barack Obama's agenda Wednesday.

The president will meet with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to discuss the government's response to the drought that's covering more than half of the continental U

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