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As of this week, 80% of the High Plains area is in some form of drought. Producers all over are struggling, but North Dakota is especially dry: 75% of the state is in “extreme drought” according to the United States Drought Monitor. Grass isn’t growing, hay prospects look dismal, and cattle are wandering to their watering holes and finding them dry.
It’s not just a lack of water that’s concerning, though. Water quality takes a real hit during a drought, and some sources suffer more than others. “The most at-risk sources are going to be anything that gets replenished through runoff – dugouts, stock dams, any of those pond-like sources,” says NDSU extension agent Miranda Meehan. “The runoff helps dilute the salts and other minerals in that water source.”
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