Colorado faces severe drought, with extreme conditions affecting farmers as they approach the 2026 growing season. Meanwhile, Nebraska celebrates its rich history and diverse landscape on National Nebraska Day. Additionally, a survey indicates a 3% decrease in expected corn planting acres nationwide. The Sandhills Task Force in Nebraska is hiring an outreach coordinator.
Harvesters Battling Extreme Weather
We currently have just about every type of weather going on across the country. Extreme heat watch, blizzards, tornado watches and warnings, freeze warnings, cold weather advisories, wildfires in Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma, dust storms in Texas, flooding in the Northeast, severe thunderstorms and hail.
Sandhills Rancher Fire Relief Fund
There are several organizations that have come together to be the point of contact for fire relief.
How You Can Help Fire Victims in Western Nebraska
(HYANNIS, Neb.) - With all of these fires raging throughout the state, many of our followers have been asking how they can help. United Way of Western Nebraska has announced one way you can get funds to the individuals that need it.
Oklahoma Fire Relief from Texans On Mission
(BEAVER CITY, Okla.) -- After devastating Panhandle fires swept through Beaver City, Oklahoma, rancher and fire chief Levi Smith lost his 12,000 acre family ranch.
Update on Fire Relief Effort
Equipment and two incredible volunteers rolled out of Boone, Iowa, yesterday morning with a load of hay, headed south to support families impacted by the Ranger Road Wildfire in northwest Oklahoma and southwest Kansas.