North Dakota crops affected by dry conditions, blue-green algae in water
9/20/2022 1:16:03 AM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
North Dakota
Grant County, ND
Morton County, ND
Sioux County, ND
Ward County, ND
Williams County, ND
Start Date: 9/16/2022
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Abnormal dryness spread over much of North Dakota on the U.S. Drought Monitor this week, covering 84.34% of the state. April was North Dakota’s second wettest on record, but the weather has since turned drier.
Pasture and range conditions, stock water supplies and crops were ranked in better conditions at the start of summer than at present.
Algae has become a bigger problem for North Dakota lakes recently, with the state’s Department of Environmental Quality issuing advisories for a dozen lakes.
The Bismarck Tribune (N.D.), Sept 16, 2022
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