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Tag: drought
It’s sprinkling outside my window here in Aberdeen, but South Dakota, Minnesota, and North Dakota remain under the northern arm of the drought that is…
With another hot dry spell hitting South Dakota, the drought map will likely only get redder. Last week’s map from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Drought…
Maybe Kristi got her big fireworks show after all: Also burned up: rural land along Highway 18 near Pickstown and a house in Harrisburg. That Pickstown…
It’s been sprinkly here in Aberdeen this weekend, but there’s still a lot of dry grass around town. According to the latest University of Nebraska–Lincoln…
We’ve had pretty good planting weather this year. According to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service’s latest crop progress and condition report, as of May…
Drought conditions have not abated in the Black Hills since the National Park Service’s March 12 rejection of South Dakota’s request for fireworks at Mount…
A Twitter friend notes that Governor Kristi Noem demonstrates her firefighting expertise by showing up for this week’s Black Hills wildfires wearing camouflage: Step #1…
South Dakota’s farmers pay what we call a “productivity tax” on their land. Since 2010, we’ve transitioned from taxing farmers on the sale price of…
Drought persists unabated in South Dakota, according to this week’s UNL Drought Monitor report: Abnormally dry or drought conditions continue to cover all but 0.03%…