11 U.S. Weather Disasters in 2012 Cost More Than $1 Billion Each June 14, 2013 By Brian K. Sullivan The U.S. suffered 11 weather and climate disasters last year that caused more than $1 billion in damage each and...
New Mexico Setting New Records With Drought May 23, 2013 New Mexico is slipping further into drought, having marked the driest two-year period in nearly 120 years of record-keeping. National...
USDA: Southeast Wyoming Emerging From Drought May 13, 2013 The latest report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows southeast Wyoming may be emerging from 11 months of drought....
Drought Costs Wyoming County its No. 1 Hay Spot April 22, 2013 Fremont County has lost its spot as Wyoming’s No. 1 alfalfa-producing county, growing only two-thirds of the hay in 2012...
Rains Wash Away U.S. Drought, Shifting Farm Economy’s Prospects April 19, 2013 By Karl Plume and Sam Nelson Torrential downpours across a broad swath of the U.S. Midwest this week are easing the worst drought in more than...
Drought Poses Challenges New Mexico Chile Growers April 16, 2013 The worst-ever Rio Grande drought is posing plenty of challenges this season for chile growers in New Mexico. The Las...
Mixed Bag of Drought, Flooding and Warm Weather Predicted for Spring March 21, 2013 In its three-month U.S. Spring Outlook, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration states that odds favor above-average temperatures across much...
Montana’s Wheat Crop Valued At $1.7B February 22, 2013 Agricultural analysts say Montana’s 2012 wheat crop was valued at a record $1.7 billion, making it the fifth time in...
Scientists Want Montana Climate Office Reopened To Help Farmers February 19, 2013 State officials should approve and provide money to reopen a state climate office because new technologies could help crop producers...
New Reform-Minded Farm Law Needed: American Farm Bureau January 14, 2013 U.S. farmers want a new reform-minded farm law even if it means the end of a popular $5 billion-a-year subsidy...