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Various areas of the U.S. have been dealing with adverse winter weather during the past week, but it hasn’t stopped farmers and ranchers from working.

Cold and snow create challenges for everyone, especially for employees who may not be familiar with extreme cold.

Driving snow enveloped the U.S. Northeast on Tuesday in its third winter storm in two weeks, closing schools, canceling flights and knocking out power to about 140,000 homes and businesses.

State officials need financial estimates of losses as soon as possible to facilitate disaster declarations.

As Hurricane Irma barreled toward Florida in early September, she threatened to starve thousands of dairy cows by delaying the “grain train” – two dozen freight cars of feed commodities bound for Lake Okeechobee.

A dairy in western Oregon was hit by a tornado, completely totaling two barns on the farm.

Hurricane Irma damaged an estimated 40 dairies in Florida.

Beef and dairy producers in Australia, across Europe and even in North America have all been in short supply of water, forcing some to cull cattle.

Keeping animals warm is one challenge, keeping employees safe is another. 

Scattered rains brought slight improvements this past week in a drought affecting most of Missouri.

A weather pattern known as La Nina created drought conditions, and subsequent wildfires, across the U.S. Great Plains has faded, But its weather cousin, El Nino, may develop, according to the Climate Prediction Center.

Agriculture on the Great Plains in the coming decades may be adversely affected by a shifting of the climate boundary due to global warming, says Richard Seager, a climate scientist at Columbia University.

Cold winter weather presents some additional challenges to keeping dairy calves healthy, comfortable and growing.

Two-thirds of the country is experiencing drought. The weather could turn around for some areas of the country after spring planting is wrapped up.