Displaying items 25-36 of 742
» View wsbtradio.com items only
< Previous
•
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-62
•
Next >
-
Soil moisture and water thrifty crops
Timely rainfall is more critical than normal this growing season. Only the northeast corner of South Dakota has been removed from the drought designation (U.S. Drought Monitor), though it is still abnormally dry. Only 28% of subsoil moisture in the...Tags: Water Supply, Arable Farming, Natural Disasters
-
Outlook: Moist soil conditions good for planting
BROOKINGS - Precipitation events continue to ease drought issues in some areas of South Dakota, while others are ongoing, says Dennis Todey, SDSU Extension Climatologist. "The issue of easing versus continuing drought is one of location in the state,"...Tags: Natural Disasters
-
FEATURE-Monster machines fan out on U.S. farms facing slow sow
ReutersBy Tom Polansek and Mark Weinraub SHERIDAN, Ill., May 20 (Reuters) - With the U.S. spring planting season off to a historically slow start, an increasing number of farmers are counting on powerful tools to catch up: Monster machines that sow 36 rows of...Tags: Deere and Company, AGCO Corp., Kraft Foods Group, Inc., Natural Disasters, U.S. Department of Agriculture
-
City evaluating public's conservation recommendations
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsThe City of Wichita has released a drought response based on six public meetings focused on conservation efforts. The city asked for the public's input during city council district meetings. While the recent rains have helped the three-year drought,...Tags: Water Supply, Natural Disasters
-
Little short-term drought relief in S.D.
Drought conditions across South Dakota are almost unchanged from the previous week, a drought report released on May 9 says. Areas of severe to extreme drought have declined in South Dakota since the previous week, but only slightly, according to the U....Tags: Weather, Weather Reports, Natural Disasters
-
Minnesota farm incomes surged in 2012
Minnesota's crop farmers posted their best year in decades in 2012, dodging a nationwide drought with a near-perfect combination: a big harvest and high grain prices. Median incomes surged 50 percent from the previous year, according to an annual report...Tags: Personal Income, Fertilizer, Chemical Industry, Natural Disasters, Colleges and Universities
-
S.D. Drought Tool indicates limited improvement
The South Dakota NRCS is employing its grazing land drought tool to monitor developing rangeland drought conditions across the state. The tool evaluates precipitation data over a 24-month period to compare expected peak grassland productivity to what is...Tags: Productivity, Natural Disasters, Environmental Issues
-
NRCS: April surge in snow has small impact on drought
WASHINGTON - May measurements confirm April forecasts: NRCS hydrologists predict reduced spring and summer water supply for much of the West. April saw a surge in snow in many places but didn't make up the shortfall during previous months. “For much...Tags: Water Supply, Natural Disasters
-
Nebraska lawmakers advance climate change study
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska lawmakers gave first round approval Tuesday to a measure that would launch a state review of climate change. Lawmakers voted 35-0 to advance the proposal by Sen. Ken Haar of Malcolm after a handful of lawmakers denounced...Tags: Global Warming, Agricultural Research and Technology, Government, Ecosystems, Executive Branch
-
Next drought management webinar May 29
BROOKINGS - The final Managing Drought Risk on the Ranch Webinar will be held May 29 at 9 a.m. MST or 10 a.m. CST at SDSU Extension Regional Centers. May 29 webinar is the last in a 5-part webinar series developed as a proactive move to help producers...Tags: University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Natural Disasters, U.S. Department of Agriculture
-
CRP faces challenges as next signup period looms
FARGO, N.D. - Last fall, for the fourth straight year, Thief River Falls, Minn., farmer Ken Asp chose not to re-enroll some of his farmland in the Conservation Reservation Program. Enrolling the land into CRP made economic sense when he did it, in...Tags: Career and Workplace, Arable Farming, Wage Contract Issues, Collective Contract, Natural Disasters
-
How to handle wet soils now for greater yield potential later
Drought has been the main topic of choice this off-season. However, with the record snow and rainfall accumulation, drought is no longer the coffee shop talk - it's planting in wet soils. Veteran agronomist and plant specialist Jerry Stoller, MS, is one...Tags: Natural Disasters
May 24, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
May 24, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
May 20, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 17, 2013
|Story| KWCH
May 17, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
May 17, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
May 17, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
May 17, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
May 17, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
May 17, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
May 17, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
May 17, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
Original site for Droughts topic gallery.