09/01/2026
Asked to share, read the information and share your inputs
Drought is impacting our area, and we NEED your help documenting it, TODAY (if possible! But also every week).
The drought map is only as accurate as the information being reported from the people actually experiencing the conditions. The Extension office is NOT the only one who can submit drought impact reports. Anyone can submit one - farmers, ranchers, landowners, homeowners, community members, anyone seeing drought impacts firsthand.
If drought is affecting you, please, PLEASE submit a report. These reports help provide a clearer picture of what is actually happening on the ground and can support changes to the drought map. When you submit a report, give us impact data whenever you can. It does not have to be an exact number. Estimates are still extremely helpful!
For example:
- “We normally put up around 4000 bales and this year we only got 1000.”
- “We usually get 2–3 hay cuttings, but this year we only got one.”
- “We have been hauling water to pasture since early June, and we have never had to haul water to this pasture before or we had to add additional water sources.”
- “Our crop is yielding approximately 40 bushels/acre less than normal.”
- “The stock dam that normally lasts all summer went dry in early July.”
- “We had to reduce livestock numbers because of limited forage.”
- "Supplement hay is costing our production $100,000."
- “Pasture production is approximately 80% of normal.”
- And of course, PICTURES help too!
Anything with numbers, dates, comparisons to a normal year, or specific examples makes your report much more useful. It helps turn “it’s dry” into actual impact data that can be documented.
And importantly, reports can be submitted anonymously. Your name, farm, or ranch does not have to be publicly listed. If drought is affecting your operation, pasture, crops, livestock, water supply, garden, trees, or property, please take a few minutes and report what you are seeing.
Your report MATTERS! Your information can help make sure conditions in our area are accurately represented.
🔗 Submit a report through the CMOR dashboard:
https://droughtimpacts.unl.edu/
🔗 More information on reporting drought impacts in North Dakota:
https://www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/ag-hub/ag-topics/disasters/drought