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Scientists found Alabama flash drought clues hiding in plant stress data, with fall signals matching soil trouble far better than winter.

By Juan Manuel Garro

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April 9, 2026

Arkansas is staring at one of its ugliest drought maps in months after the April 4 National Weather Service update said all counties remain in drought, with exceptional drought in central and northeast areas and no meaningful one-week improvement anywhere statewide.

By Juan Manuel Garro

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April 7, 2026

Southeast Wyoming and western Nebraska are staring at a dangerous early melt disaster after the latest drought bulletin said snow below 9000 feet disappeared about six weeks early and 30% to 50% of the snowpack is already gone.

By Juan Manuel Garro

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April 7, 2026

Southeast Wyoming and the Nebraska Panhandle are heading into a dangerous April after the latest drought statement said soil moisture has dropped into the 5th to 10th percentiles across most of the High Plains, with crop water deficits already showing up.

By Juan Manuel Garro

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April 6, 2026

Farmers and ranchers across Arkansas just got another rough drought signal after the April 4 bulletin said recent dry weather is causing significant livestock and agriculture impacts, while enhanced fire danger continues spreading across the state.

By Juan Manuel Garro

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April 6, 2026

The latest Little Rock drought statement paints a grim spring picture for Arkansas after officials said all of the state remains in drought, over 93% is in D2 or worse, and dry conditions are already hitting livestock, agriculture and wildfire danger hard

By Juan Manuel Garro

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April 5, 2026

The Northern Plains are staring at a brutal early April stretch after DTN warned two more systems through Saturday could bring widespread mixed precipitation and heavy snow, while colder temperatures linger into next week and keep early fieldwork stuck in the mud.

By Juan Manuel Garro

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April 2, 2026

The Midwest just got a weirdly mixed drought warning as March rainfall brought some relief, but Drought.gov says 22.98% of the region still faces drought, with the harshest conditions hitting central Illinois, Indiana, northwest Ohio and southern Missouri.

By Juan Manuel Garro

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March 30, 2026

The 2026 FAPRI outlook is turning heads because it sees row-crop profits staying under pressure even as cattle producers cash in on record returns, with new uncertainty from Middle East energy and fertilizer shocks hanging over the whole picture

By Juan Manuel Garro

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March 30, 2026

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agriculture

Scientists found Alabama flash drought clues hiding in plant stress data, with fall signals matching soil trouble far better than winter.

Arkansas is staring at one of its ugliest drought maps in months after the April 4 National Weather Service update said all counties remain in drought, with exceptional drought in central and northeast areas and no meaningful one-week improvement anywhere statewide.

Southeast Wyoming and western Nebraska are staring at a dangerous early melt disaster after the latest drought bulletin said snow below 9000 feet disappeared about six weeks early and 30% to 50% of the snowpack is already gone.

Southeast Wyoming and the Nebraska Panhandle are heading into a dangerous April after the latest drought statement said soil moisture has dropped into the 5th to 10th percentiles across most of the High Plains, with crop water deficits already showing up.

Farmers and ranchers across Arkansas just got another rough drought signal after the April 4 bulletin said recent dry weather is causing significant livestock and agriculture impacts, while enhanced fire danger continues spreading across the state.

The latest Little Rock drought statement paints a grim spring picture for Arkansas after officials said all of the state remains in drought, over 93% is in D2 or worse, and dry conditions are already hitting livestock, agriculture and wildfire danger hard

The Northern Plains are staring at a brutal early April stretch after DTN warned two more systems through Saturday could bring widespread mixed precipitation and heavy snow, while colder temperatures linger into next week and keep early fieldwork stuck in the mud.

The Midwest just got a weirdly mixed drought warning as March rainfall brought some relief, but Drought.gov says 22.98% of the region still faces drought, with the harshest conditions hitting central Illinois, Indiana, northwest Ohio and southern Missouri.

The 2026 FAPRI outlook is turning heads because it sees row-crop profits staying under pressure even as cattle producers cash in on record returns, with new uncertainty from Middle East energy and fertilizer shocks hanging over the whole picture

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