Waiting for rain: Nebraska rancher says next 30 days critical for the drought

The drought in the Western Plains has intensified and a rancher in the Nebraska Sandhills says he’s been waiting four months for relief.    

Frank Beel operates a cow/calf herd and a small feedlot in the north-central part of the state between Ainsworth and Valentine near Highway 20. “Our last rainfall was October 27th. We did get about 4-6 inches of snow at the first part of December but that’s about it.”

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