wheat http://kbia.org en Drought takes head start into 2013 http://kbia.org/post/drought-takes-head-start-2013 <p></p><p style="font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 1.1em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">&nbsp;</p><p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.7em;">2012 was a drought year for the record books. It was the warmest year ever recorded in&nbsp;</span><strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.7em;"><u><a href="http://www.crh.noaa.gov/images/dmx/2012%20DSM%20MonthlyTables.pdf" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Des Moines, Iowa</a></u></strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.7em;">,&nbsp;</span><u style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.7em;"><strong><a href="http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=top&amp;storyid=91143&amp;source=0" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Topeka, Kan.</a></strong></u><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.7em;">, and&nbsp;</span><u style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.7em;"><strong><a href="http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=lsx&amp;storyid=81645&amp;source=0" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Columbia, Mo.</a></strong></u><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.7em;">&nbsp;and the driest ever in&nbsp;</span><strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.7em;"><u><a href="http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=gid&amp;storyid=91110&amp;source=0" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Grand Island, Neb.</a>&nbsp;</u></strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.7em;">The question is whether 2013 will be any different.</span></p><p> Fri, 25 Jan 2013 01:12:58 +0000 Grant Gerlock 27801 at http://kbia.org Drought takes head start into 2013