The family farm Jenny Schlecht lives on was hit by a tornado on June 20. More than two months later, she explains how the recovery process has been long and painful.| Park Rapids Enterprise
Eating fresh food from the garden or preserving produce, like storing onions in an old nylon, will help feed Jenny Schlecht's family this year. So will food grown by other farmers and sold in stores.| Park Rapids Enterprise
Standing on a hill in Morton County, North Dakota, Jenny Schlecht pondered the importance of a diverse ag industry and in having opportunities to do something different when times are tough.| Park Rapids Enterprise
Agriculture-related damage from western North Dakota fires include burnt cropland, along with killed or injured livestock and destroyed pastures, stored feedstuffs, farmsteads, and fencing.| Agweek
Wildfires and lack of precipitation could make this year's forage production lower than desired.| Agweek
James Rogers explains what a drought is, what it isn’t and tips for withstanding dry weather.| Plone site
Active weather east of the Rockies led to significant reductions in drought coverage, especially in Florida, Texas, the northern and central Plains, and the upper Midwest. Amid early-summer showers, drought-free conditions largely continued from the southern Plains to the Atlantic Coast, excluding parts of Florida. Meanwhile, a Western hot spell—accompanied by short-term dryness across roughly the northern half of the region—was manifested in rapidly developing soil moisture shortages, ...| droughtmonitor.unl.edu
