Much Needed Rain Saving Ranch Pastures

An article on DTN/Progressive Farmer

Rainfall across many areas of the Plains and Midwest is helping improve pasture and range conditions in some important beef cow areas, yet other areas remain dry.

The very worst states on the U.S. Drought Monitor map are even seeing some improvement in the amount of the worst drought. Nebraska hasn't improved in the best pasture conditions but has shifted 1% positively in the very-poor-to-poor category with 79% still there.

Improvement was seen in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas in the very driest areas for pasture and range conditions. Not a lot of improvement was seen in these states for the good-to-excellent pasture and range, but these states also improved.

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