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Severe Drought Threatens Midwest Corn Crops
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Stubborn Drought Maintains Grip on Most of US

By Tony Wright September 27, 2012

A weekly update on U.S. drought conditions shows the nation's worst drought in decades slightly worsened in the lower 48 states with the Midwest corn harvest in full swing.

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How’s It Growing: Shaping Up Your Lawn

By Dave Roberts September 21, 2012

With the drought conditions affecting your lawn, Deb Jersey and her guests have some tips to shape up that grass.

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Historic Drought Cripples Ranches And Farms In American West

Drought Conditions Worse in the Dakotas Over Week

By Associated Press September 20, 2012

The latest U.S. Drought Monitor map shows 96 percent of South Dakota is mired in some form of drought, up more than 4 percent over the week. Nearly 88 percent of North Dakota is in drought, up about 7 percent.

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Corn plants struggle to survive in a drought-stricken farm field
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South Dakota Row Crop Harvest Well Ahead of Average Pace

By Associated Press September 18, 2012

The harvest of row crops in South Dakota is well ahead of the average pace because of continued warm and dry conditions.

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Severe Drought Threatens Midwest Corn Crops
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Crop Insurance Losses Begin to Mount Amid Drought

By Associated Press September 13, 2012

Thousands of U.S. farmers are filing crop insurance claims this year as drought and triple-digit temperatures burn up crops in the Corn Belt.

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Severe Drought Threatens Midwest Corn Crops
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Rain Eases Drought as Midwest Corn Harvest Unfolds

By Associated Press September 13, 2012

The latest update on the nation's worst drought in decades shows that farmers bringing in their weakened corn crops caught some relief with recent rains that soaked much of middle America.

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Sioux Falls Sets Record for Driest Summer

By Tony Wright September 12, 2012

The National Weather Service says the cities of Sturgis in the west, Winner in the south central part of the state and Sioux Falls in the southeast set records for dryness during the "meteorological summer."

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Severe Drought Threatens Midwest Corn Crops
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Dry Weather Forces SD Row Crops to Rapidly Advance

By Associated Press September 10, 2012

South Dakota producers say dry weather has forced row crops to rapidly advance to the mature stage and has triggered the start of an early harvest.

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A Year for Dry, Stressed Trees

By Gene Hetland September 6, 2012

Experts with the City of Sioux Falls say it's been a tough year for trees, and trees in our area have been subjected to weather-related stress since last winter.

Park Forestry Supervisor Duane Stall says the mild winter caused some tree species to break dormancy, only to be knocked back by freezing temperatures

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Corn plants struggle to survive in a drought-stricken farm field
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Sioux Falls, Parts of South Dakota Now in Exceptional Drought

By Associated Press September 6, 2012

The southeastern corner of South Dakota and a small portion of the state's southwest have slipped into exceptional drought over the past week.

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