drought

When a drought is not a drought

Monday, January 16, 2012
Rain may come (or not). It's all a question of what you do next.
Posted In: drought, weather
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The drought that keeps on taking

Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Poised to become the worst two-year drought on record, the Texas drought will be felt far into 2012.
Posted In: texas, drought, Agriculture
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Fewer trees in Texas

Thursday, December 22, 2011
The Lone Star State loses as many as half a billion trees in 2011 -- and that's not including the wildfires.
Posted In: drought, texas, Agriculture
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Hold that PB&J -- peanut prices are going up

Wednesday, September 14, 2011
This final note today, courtesy of the U.S. Department of Agriculture -- and, incidentally, bad news for the children of the Ryssdal household. ...
Posted In: Agriculture, drought, peanut, prices

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