The 2012 drought has been the worst Iowa has experienced since 1936. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s October figures, Iowa’s pasture and range condition is rated at 52 percent very poor, 24 percent poor, 20 percent fair, 4 percent good, and 0 percent excellent.
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Outlet: Des Moines Register
October 18, 2012