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American Crystal Sugar, the farmer-owned cooperative based in Moorhead, launched its 2026 stockpile harvest across 398,000 acres, with drought reducing yield potential below the record 13.3 million tons produced last year.
U.S. Drought MonitorAmerican Crystal SugarJoe HastingsAmerican Crystal Sugar Co.Alex WentzelFred WentzelRichardNate Henry
Businesses and nonprofits in Cass County and four Minnesota counties including Clay are eligible for up to $2 million in loans at rates as low as 4%, with no payments due for the first 12 months after disbursement.
U.S. Drought MonitorU.S. Small Business Administrationsba.gov/disaster
With 70% of sunflowers and 61% of sugarbeets in drought areas, FM-region agricultural producers face ongoing crop stress despite small improvements recorded in the Sept. 10 U.S. Drought Monitor report.
U.S. Drought MonitorUSDAClayWilkenNorman
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.
North Dakota State University ExtensionU.S. Drought MonitorLacey Quail
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.
Daryl RitchisonMiranda MeehanU.S. Drought MonitorNDSU ExtensionNorth Dakota Agricultural Weather NetworkNational Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-LincolnJoin local owners and leaders getting the stories that matter — free.