Tumbleweeds have taken over the High Plains. They thrive so well that they are part of the culture of the West. But this ...

Early settlers on the Great Plains faced tornadoes, drought, and grasshoppers. Learn how 20th-century innovations helped farmers survive and ...

The Dust Bowl of the 1930s left a deep mark on the Great Plains, not only for farming families but also for wildlife. Images ...

The American West is experiencing its driest period in human history, a megadrought that threatens health, agriculture and entire ways of life. DRIED UP is examining the dire effects of the drought on ...

PIERRE, S.D. — Producers, tribal leaders and organizations under the U.S. Department of Agriculture met in Pierre, South Dakota the first week of June for the USDA and Intertribal Agriculture Council ...

In the early 20th century, farmers across the Great Plains harnessed new technology to cash in on a huge demand for wheat. But over-farming led to the removal of prairie grasses which had kept the ...

Introduction -- Pasture and plows -- Grassland grazing -- Crop diversity -- Horsepower -- Drought and Dust Bowl -- Ogallala irrigation -- Fertile ground -- Conclusion -- Appendix : data and methods ...

FARGO, N.D. — Locally produced and grown food will now be gracing the shelves at the Great Plains Food Bank, thanks to regional producers. Because of the United States Department of Agriculture’s ...

During the last week of February, Ogallala Commons joined with local officials, community members, and agricultural producers ...

FARGO — The Great Plains Food Bank, along with the North Dakota Department of Agriculture, is encouraging farmers, growers and gardeners in the state to consider making food donations this summer as ...