Nebraskans know a thing or two about drought. Brutally hot and dry conditions pounded Nebraska in 2012 in one of the most dramatic droughts in recent memory. Lake McConaughy shrank to only 54 percent full, with an additional decline in 2013. Many ag producers saw groundwater levels fall, in some cases in dramatic fashion. There’s good news of late, though. Groundwater levels in much of the state have made major progress from 2012 due to robust precipitation. The Platte River valley, the Panhandle and the eastern third of Nebraska have seen significant groundwater…