Nebraska Alfalfa Marketing Association

05/12/2026

Last season’s surplus may be the buffer producers need as drought and wildfire pressures intensify.

05/11/2026

Global turmoil is reshaping fertilizer supplies just as spring fieldwork ramps up.

05/07/2026

U.S. Drought Monitor May 7, 2026

For the 50 states and Puerto Rico, the U.S. Drought Monitor shows 50.9% in moderate drought or worse, compared to 51.54% last week.

05/06/2026

04/30/2026

DROUGHT UPDATE: As of April 30, 2026

Probably not a surprise, but things are not getting better. Much of the western half of the state is in an Extreme Drought and a spot in the panhandle is in an EXCEPTIONAL Drought. That's as bad as it gets.

Eastern Nebraska is slowly getting worse, too. We desperately need rain.

04/30/2026

Conditions worsened in parts of the Southeast this week, with a small area of improvement in Alabama. The rest of the Lower 48 saw a mix of improvement and degradation. Hawaii and Alaska saw some improvement.

See more change maps: https://go.unl.edu/change-maps

04/23/2026

U.S. Drought Monitor April 23, 2026

For the 50 states and Puerto Rico, the U.S. Drought Monitor shows 52.46% in moderate drought or worse, compared to 51% last week.

04/16/2026

U.S. Drought Monitor April 16, 2026

For the 50 states and Puerto Rico, the U.S. Drought Monitor shows 51% in moderate drought or worse, compared to 50.18% last week.

04/13/2026

According to Texas Farm Bureau, "The National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center (CPC) predicts a 62% chance El Niño will form between June and August and last through the end of the year. However, the timing and intensity are still uncertain, and some early predictions may be overstated."

04/11/2026

If you were affected by the recent wildfires in Nebraska, the USDA is hosting a webinar Wednesday, April 15 to discuss their disaster assistance and recovery programs. The webinar will be at noon and while it is free to attend, registration is required https://cap.unl.edu/webinars/.