drought

Drought is currently affecting more than 10 percent of Missouri’s population, according to the most recent update of the official U.S. Drought Monitor map on Thursday.

After a wet spring, almost no Missouri Counties were experiencing any drought in July. Now, almost every county is.

The alert was set to expire at the end of the year, and it will now go until May 1.

According to the Missouri Drought Monitor, 93 percent of the state is in some form of drought.

Recently the Ozarks went from abnormally dry conditions to full-blown extreme drought. It happened in just two weeks, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. In response, Springfield City Utilities outlined emergency water conservation plans.

Farmers impacted by the drought in Missouri have more options for help from the state.Much of southwest Missouri is still considered to be in severe to…

The drought in Missouri continues to worsen. The National Weather Service has expanded areas that are included in the severe drought and extreme drought.…

University Extension will offer meetings next week for livestock producers worried about how to feed cattle this winter as a drought continues in the…