Northern Plains may feel effects all year from scant spring rains
Spring and early summer are the wet season for the northern Plains, a cattle, wheat, and corn-growing region, so the dry start to this year’s growing season could have a lasting impact, says the weekly U.S. Drought Monitor. Some 67 percent of North Dakota, 51 percent of South Dakota, and 27 percent of Montana are… » Read More
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