Drought hurting Nebraska farmers, cattlemen
5/24/2023 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
AFFECTED AREAS:
Antelope County, NE
Boone County, NE
Burt County, NE
Butler County, NE
Cass County, NE
Cedar County, NE
Clay County, NE
Colfax County, NE
Cuming County, NE
Dakota County, NE
Dixon County, NE
Dodge County, NE
Douglas County, NE
Fillmore County, NE
Gage County, NE
Hamilton County, NE
Jefferson County, NE
Johnson County, NE
Knox County, NE
Lancaster County, NE
Madison County, NE
Merrick County, NE
Nance County, NE
Nemaha County, NE
Nuckolls County, NE
Otoe County, NE
Pawnee County, NE
Pierce County, NE
Polk County, NE
Richardson County, NE
Saline County, NE
Sarpy County, NE
Saunders County, NE
Seward County, NE
Stanton County, NE
Thayer County, NE
Thurston County, NE
Washington County, NE
Wayne County, NE
York County, NE
Start Date: 5/24/2023
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Crops in eastern Nebraska were suffering from the lack of rain and nonexistent subsoil moisture. Grass that would normally be three feet tall was barely knee-high, making it hard for cattlemen to feed their cattle.
WOWT-TV NBC 6 Omaha (Neb.), May 24, 2023
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