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Drought Monitor shows significant improvement despite pockets of persistent dryness

Thursday, April 10

A climatologist says the latest US Drought Monitor shows notable improvement in drought conditions across parts of the Corn Belt. “To see a 5 percent reduction or improvement in one week is quite a significant improvement.” Brian Fuchs with the National Drought Mitigation Center... Read More.

Planting beginning in Tennessee between wet pockets

Monday, April 7

Heavy rains have brought up to 10 inches to Tennessee farm fields and some flooding. The first weekly crop report from USDA of the season says topsoil moisture supplies have a 57 percent surplus, and subsoil moisture supplies have a 39 percent surplus. The... Read More.