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New research from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is giving producers a way to reduce water usage while maintaining, or even improving, profitability.
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USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey surveys a patchwork U.S. water picture heading into spring, with California reservoirs brimming, Colorado River storage low and southern drought expanding.
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As global companies pursue Water Positive targets, we are seeing more investments in the agricultural supply chain.
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Drought expanded across the U.S. in late summer 2025, and La Niña is expected to bring drier-than-normal conditions to the South through winter 2026.
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Joe Sanders is the newly appointed executive director of the Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute at the University of Nebraska.
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Despite La Niña's end bringing wetter conditions to much of the U.S., western regions continue facing drought challenges with uneven rainfall distribution and reservoir storage...
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The 131st edition of Washington’s longest-running festival will feature the tagline “Let’s Go Sequimming!” and a Kraken-inspired narrative.
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Facing historically low reservoir storage and streamflows after a third consecutive year of drought, the Washington Department of Ecology will halt all surface water use...
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Two producers in the U.S. or Canada will be selected for in-kind awards: a $75,000 grand prize and a $25,000 secondary prize.
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Over 40% of the US faces ongoing drought conditions, with mixed water supply prospects and hotter-than-normal summer temperatures expected.