Drought could ease with end of la Nina

Janelle Atyeo
Dec 15, 2022
Dec 15, 2022

DTN meteorologist John Baranick gives his weather outlook before a crowd at South Dakota Soybean’s annual Ag Outlook convention in Sioux Falls Dec. 8.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Janelle Atyeo

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Next year could bring an end to the dry la Nina pattern that’s gripped much of the western U.S. in drought for the last three years, but soils could take a while to recover.

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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.