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Land of opportunity rekindles in the Plains

Land of Opportunity: How rural America feeds the world and welcomes the future is the theme of Ken Eriksen’s cover story. Read More

Beef, Cow Calf, Lacey Vilhauer

Barbed wire—holding up since the 1800s

Drought, Editors, Kylene Scott, Weather

Weather, wildfire outlook given during webinar 

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Crop News

Members of the Wheat Improvement Team, Brett Carver, Meriem Aoun, and Liuling Yan pose for a photo in Aoun’s greenhouse at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater on Jan. 17. (Photo by Mitchell Alcala/OSU.)

OSU Wheat Improvement Team helps to feed the world

Hayden On Harvest: Racing A VIOLENT Storm

Livestock News

Feeders are looking for opportunities to add capacity, if it is feasible. This photo was taken during a King of the Ring competition several years ago at Winter Livestock, Dodge City, Kansas. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)

High Plains cattle sales report

Cattle grazing crop stubble. (Photo: K-State Research and Extension)

USDA to survey cattle operations

Regional Roundup

State of Nebraska Landing Page

Nebraska agencies launch new landing page

OSU Ferguson College of Agriculture (Oklahoma State University)

LaBar receives OSU excellence in teaching award

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Opinions and Originals

Lacey Vilhauer
My child, the dairy and bread spokesmen By Lacey Vilhauer
Sara Wyant
MAHA movement picks up steam in red states By Sara Wyant
Celebrate the Fourth and appreciate what you have By Jerry Nine
Regina Bird
As expected warm temps forecast for July By Regina Bird
Naomi Blohm. (Courtesy photo.)
Three corn market fundamentals to monitor during July By Naomi Blohm
TRAPS Act could be great tool to thwart scammers By Dave Bergmeier

Staff News Articles and Blogs

Lacey Vilhauer
Kylene Scott
Dave Bergmeier
David Murray

Home & Family

Bible - Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash.

Meditation

A summer spin on BLTs 

House Plan

Double the flavor with this summer favorite

Tool and Tech

The CLAAS LEXION 800 series is in the final stages of assembly in the Omaha, Nebraska, plant. (Courtesy photo.)

CLAAS marks 10,000th LEXION combine built in U.S.

Courtesy of Traction Ag.

Traction Ag launches industry-first accounting integration with FS

Telehealth Booth at the Okemah Library. Models posing in and around the booth at Okemah Library Media Center in Okemah on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. (Photo by Mitchell Alcala/OSU Agriculture)

BEAD program changes trigger alarm bells and protests

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Hay producers can see latest equipment June 23