Nebraska farms told to halt irrigation as drought drains rivers

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(Reuters) - More than 1,100 farmers in Nebraska have been ordered by the state's Department of Natural Resources to halt irrigation of their crops because the rivers from which they draw water have dropped due to a worsening drought.

The orders come as the central United States bakes under the worst drought in a quarter century which has parched corn and soybean crops and sent prices of both commodities to near-record highs.

As of Friday, orders have been sent to a total of 1,106 farmers in the country's No. 3 corn producing state and fourth-largest soybean state, the department confirmed on Monday.

The orders affected only irrigation systems that draw from surface water, mostly rivers and creeks, and not systems that draw from wells, a department spokesman said.

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[aquart]

1. This is our food.

And we are losing it.

[NightWatcher]

2. as long as they start with shutting off the water at golf courses first

[CrispyQ]

3. And the millions of acres of business park lawn that no one ever steps on except to mow.

[AnotherMcIntosh]

4. What are the odds of that happening?

[FirstLight]

5. I'm tellin' ya...

this shit is about to get REAL. I hope I am wrong, but we should all be stocking away bits of grains/flour/cereal products here & there, this could be a really scary winter... add to that record temps (freezing in winter/swelting in summer) & storms still to come...

[Marrah_G]

6. heh

People thought we were nuts for prepping. Not on the vast scale of what you see on TV. But we will have food, water, heat and skills if we ever need it.