Farm Bureau estimates, based on USDA analysis, these events add up to 18 weather and climate disasters, each with damages exceeding $1 billion. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who passed away on Feb. 23, 2015. Some text has been updated to reflect changes since the original ...

Producers in counties with a primary or contiguous disaster designation ... inputs like livestock, equipment, feed and seed, cover family living expenses or refinance farm-related debts and ...