Strategies can help pastures recover from dry period

Janelle Atyeo
Dec 29, 2020
Dec 29, 2020 Updated Jan 5, 2021

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After a pair of historically wet years, the Tri-State Neighborhood was reminded what it was like to be wanting for rain.

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Grazing after drought 1.JPG — Joe Sellers, top, and Brian Peterson of the Iowa Forage and Grassland Council give a video presentation on recovering dry pastures. In the photo, Sellers’s cattle feed in an area of an overgrazed pasture.
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Grazing after drought 2.jpg — Maps from the U.S. Drought Monitor show pockets of northwestern Iowa are dry as of late November. Red indicates a D3 level extreme drought. Yellow is D0, abnormally dry.
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Grazing after drought 3.jpg — Maps from the U.S. Drought Monitor show pockets of southeastern South Dakota are dry as of late November. Red indicates a D3 level extreme drought. Yellow is D0, abnormally dry.

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Janelle is editor of the Tri-State Neighbor, covering South Dakota, southwestern Minnesota, northwestern Iowa and northeastern Nebraska. Reach her at jatyeo@tristateneighbor.com or follow on Twitter @JLNeighbor.