Meteorologist Matt Yarosewick has a look at the latest drought monitor and what if any improvement he is seeing. Click on the video link to watch his latest forecast.
Weather Pattern Change Desperately Needed to Fight Drought in the West
Meteorologist Matt Yarosewick has a look at the latest drought monitor.
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After a historic 10-month stretch of dryness, improving moisture conditions are helping crops and pastures, but long-term drought impacts continue to linger across parts of the High Plains and West.
Ben Rand of Blue Line Futures says an unprecedented Western drought is shrinking crops, drying up wells, tightening hay supplies and accelerating cattle herd liquidation across the region
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