SOIL FERTILITY — The annual Wayne E. Sabbe Arkansas Soil Fertility Studies publication guides nutrient management recommendations to improve soil health and crop yield. (U of A System Division of Agriculture photo)

Residual fertility: Looking deeper at the value already in the soil

New World screwworm has dominated news cycles as ranchers and livestock economists say producers have been ramping up for the unwelcome pest. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)

Reports of NWS was not unexpected

Sara Wyant

USMCA up for review, but will Trump nix the agreement?

(Journal photo by Kylene Scott.)

Keeping up with the times 

Evaluating a poor sorghum stand

2 U.S. House members look to restore USDA staff cuts

Landon (left) and Shannon Engelke (center) discuss resource concerns on 444 Engelke Ranch with NRCS District Conservationist Robert Self (right). (Photos compiled by Rebecca Gresham, Public Affairs Specialist, Lubbock, Texas)

444 Engelke Ranch: Turning dreams into reality

  • By Rebecca Gresham │ USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
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.)

Midwest and Southern Plains received beneficial rain