Latest News From Southwest (U.S.)

The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows from North Dakota to Texas, all the way west to California, the most severe levels of drought didn’t ease across the U.S. this past week. 

President Trump ignited a new firestorm after signing a spending bill to keep the government open.

California farmers, ranchers and others in the community are still dealing with the impacts of the Camp Fire. AgDay national reporter Betsy Jibben talks with rancher Holly Foster of Oroville, California.

The sudden death of more than a dozen cows leads a Kansas ranch on a frustrating odyssey.

The sudden death of more than a dozen cows leads a Kansas ranch on a frustrating odyssey.

Moisture came to about two-thirds of the country last week, dropping heavy precipitation from the southern Great Plains northeastward into the northern Appalachians. But many areas remains in significant drought.

There’s still a lot of lore and romance left in the Old West. Ranchers celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Chisholm Trail.