August 2024

Aggregation of false chinch bugs. (Credit: Adam Varenhorst, SDSU Extension)
Central Region, Pests, Regional Roundup, South Dakota

False chinch bug reports filed at SDSU

SDSU Extension received several reports of false chinch bugs attacking seedling to early vegetative stage soybean in South Dakota. Read More

The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. (Map courtesy of NDMC.)
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Heat causes degradations in drought map

The sun is setting with an orange glow over a field of ripe wheat on the great plains of the United States. (iStock-#498449035 │ dmfoss)
Biz News, Soil Health, Tools and Tech, Wheat

General Mills, ADM, Walmart expand regenerative wheat partnership

The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. (Map courtesy of NDMC.)

Farm state senators urge Vilsack to improve drought response

A field of wheat with poor tillering and low vigor, growing on a field with a soil pH of 4.6. (Photo: K-State Research and Extension)

Lime acidic soils after long-term nitrogen applications

  • By Jacob Klaudt │ K-State Research and Extension news service
A farmer plants soybeans into a cover crop stand of cereal. (Photo courtesy of Jason Johnson/Iowa NRCS)

Collaboration to explore impact of cover crops

Trent On The Loos

Trent on the Loos and Across the Pond Video Stream August 30, 2024

USDA Supervisory Agricultural Commodity Graders (Meat) correlate on beef at their annual national beef correlation event, August 13, 2019. (USDA Photo by Preston Keres)

Is the cow jumping over the moon more moonshot or nonsensical?

Kansas State Fair marks a milestone for The Grand Drive

A drone aerial photo of the Klosterman Feedlot Innovation Center. (Photo courtesy of Emily Hanson, of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.)

UNL delves deeply into cattle feedlot studies

Kansas State University men’s head basketball coach Jerome Tang spoke to livestock producers Aug. 21 at the Hy-Plains Feedyard research center. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)

K-State coach shares wisdom with livestock producers