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Drought touches wide swath of ag production, geography

06/30/21 6:40 AM By Noah Wicks
KEYWORDS Brad Rippey cattle Daryl Lies Department of Agriculture drought grazing livestock auction Mike Rott North Dakota Oregon Rugby Livestock Auction USDA
States in the West and the High Plains are currently facing what Brad Rippey, a USDA meteorologist in the Office of the Chief Economist, calls the “most expansive” drought the U.S. has seen since 2012 and 2013.
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Noah Wicks
Associate Editor

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