Missouri’s Drought Assessment Committee is recommending that the governor extend his executive order on drought. The order is currently set to expire in December. The recommendation is for the order to extend to April 2024. Extending the order would allow state...
Missouri continues to dry out. The latest U.S. drought monitor map shows an oval-like portion of central Missouri has reached exceptional drought status, the worst category for drought conditions. The exceptional drought area includes portions of Cole, Osage,...
With no rain check expected on this dry spell anytime soon, the state is allowing Missouri’s farmers and ranchers access to emergency water and hay supplies. They can get hay at 17 Missouri state parks on or after June 25, and hay must be removed before Sept. 25....
The new Missouri Drought and Mitigation Response Plan is now complete after more than two years of study and development. Marshall Griffin is with the Surface Water Section Chief, Michael Weller, from the Missouri Department of Natural Resource’s Water Resource...
The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows nearly 87% of Missouri is experiencing some form of dryness. Extreme drought is widening in the central part of the state and several areas are now in moderate to severe drought. The state will allow haying along some state...
