North Dakota Drought News

Additional $5M in Drought Aid OK’d for North Dakota Ranchers

North Dakota’s State Water Commission approved $5 million in additional aid to help ranchers who are battling drought conditions this summer. As part of the aid, the commission approved two additional water supply assistance programs and allocated more money to …

N.D. Counties Join Ban on Private Fireworks Due to Drought

Burleigh and Morton counties have joined the city of Mandan in banning the private use of fireworks during the July Fourth holiday season due to the widespread drought in North Dakota. Rural fire chiefs in both counties recommended the bans …

U.S. Senator Calls for Increased USDA Response to North Dakota Drought

U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp is calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to send more workers to western North Dakota, where she says understaffed Farm Service Agency offices are dealing with an overwhelming workload worsened by a summer of crippling …