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Nebraska Farm Bureau Helping After Blizzard and Flooding Hit Farmers and Ranchers

Nebraska farmers and ranchers took a big hit in the latest Midwest storms, from blizzards, high winds and flooding. Nebraska…

Parts of South Dakota Digging Out From Storms, Assessing Loss

Farmers and ranchers are still digging out from last week’s winter storm that hit the upper Great Plains. Blizzard conditions…

Farm Groups Want USDA to Regulate Genetically Engineered Animals

Agriculture groups led by the pork industry are pressing the Food and Drug Administration to hand over regulation of genetically…

North Dakota Legislature Advances Posting Bill

A bill which would make all private land in North Dakota presumed “posted” for no trespassing passed in the state…

Nebraska Dealing with Wide Spread Flooding

Nebraska is rallying state and local resources to respond to the widespread flooding.

Local & State Government Responds to Blizzard, Flooding

Governor Kristi Noem has spent the last few days touring the state, looking over damages from blizzards and flooding.

Flooding Results from Almost Perfect Storm

A powerful storm with near one hundred mile per hour winds slammed across the northern plains last week, bringing widespread blizzard conditions, then heavy rain that triggered massive flooding.

Gavins Point Flows Dropping, Downstream Flooding Continues

The Corps of Engineers says outflows from Gavins Point Dam on the Missouri River near Yankton will continue to drop but flooding downstream won’t drop for some time.

Minnesota Threatened by Snow Melt Flooding

National Weather Service chief forecaster Dan Luna tells top state and federal officials that Minnesota rivers statewide will see significant flooding likely by the last week in March

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds Tours Flood Damaged Areas

Governor Kim Reynolds toured flood damage in western Iowa Sunday

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