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With North Dakota facing a dry spring and surrounding states including Minnesota experiencing pockets of extreme drought, regional cattle producers face pasture shortages and herd-dispersal decisions affecting livestock markets.
Lacey QuailNorth Dakota State University ExtensionU.S. Drought Monitor
North Dakota often has the most Condition Monitoring Observer Reports on the map in a given week, giving state climatologist Daryl Ritchison more data to inform Drought Monitor decisions.
Miranda MeehanDaryl RitchisonU.S. Drought MonitorNational Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-LincolnNorth Dakota Agricultural Weather NetworkNDSU ExtensionJoin local owners and leaders getting the stories that matter — free.