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01/17/12 Hay disappearance up in 2011/12 Source: Drovers Stocks of all U.S. hay stored on farms totaled 91 million tons on December 1, 2011, down 11 percent from a year ago.
01/13/12 Winter-wheat acres rise on Great Plains rebound Source: The Daily Republic - Mitchell SD U.S. winter-wheat acreage rose for a second straight year, climbing more than analysts expected, as farmers in the Great Plains boosted planting on ground left bare from last year's drought.
01/08/12 Nebraska museum seeks art for juried exhibition Source: ABC - KCAU 9 - Sioux City IA LINCOLN, Neb. The Great Plains Art Museum at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is seeking art for a juried exhibition focusing on Native American culture in the Great Plains.

Background on great plains

The Great Plains are a broad expanse of flat land, much of it covered in prairie, steppe and grassland, which lies west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States and Canada.

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