Ken Eriksen

Aerial view of a large data center campus with focus on the processor hosting area and power and cooling infrastructure being built in Hutto, Texas. (iStock-#2284670826 │ BackyardProduction)
Arkansas, Colorado, Farmland, Iowa, Kansas, Land, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Ranchland, Real Estate, South Dakota, Texas, Water, Wyoming

Farming for data—land, energy, output

Data centers target High Plains farmland, raising questions about land, power, water rights, infrastructure costs and rural development. Read More

South Dakota Peas-Deadwood Farms. (Courtesy photo,)
Ag News

Accessing the world in a sea of commodities with identity-preserved opportunities

(Photo courtesy of Esin Deniz, Adobe Stock.)
Arkansas, Cotton, Cotton, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas

Cotton’s resilience: A testament to High Plains farmers and the value supply chain

Southwest Kansas farmers are among those waiting for wheat harvest to begin. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)

High Plains wheat marketing developments serve the U.S. and world

A farmer pours soybean seed into his planter prior to no-till planting into cereal rye. (Photo courtesy of Jason Johnson/Iowa NRCS)

Caution: Planting ahead

(Texas A&M AgriLife photo.)

Grain storage capacity bulging with record crop supplies

corn field (Photo: iStock - zhengzaishuru)

Glut of grain dominates crop story

Thanksgiving turkey (Photo courtesy of Getty Images.)

Holiday cheer tempered by rising protein prices

Mid America Agri Products/Wheatland’s ethanol plant in Madrid, Nebraska. (Courtesy photo.)

Biofuels and ethanol key to the future of U.S. agriculture

The Texas ET app, which calculates crop irrigation needs based on local weather data, is available for download on iOS and Android devices. (Courtney Sacco/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Farmers feed and fuel the world, but data vulnerabilities lurk

Grain Elevators, Kansas (Photo: iStock - j12tone)

Despite record crops anticipated grain storage utilization to handle it in stride