Photo courtesy of Ruth family.

Land of opportunity rekindles in the Plains

Photo courtesy of Adobe Stock.

Putting a value on weed’s theft from yields

Grilling steaks on flaming grill (Photo: iStock - rez-art)

High prices have not hindered consumers as beef imports are up

Irrigated soybeans in Keith County, Nebraska are watered by the Ogallala Aquifer. The vast underground reservoir reaches as far south as Texas, where it has declined as much as 36% since the 1950s. In Nebraska, the Ogallala has decreased by just 0.34% on average, according to analysis of U.S. Geological Survey reports, although the state’s southwest counties are showing a much greater decline. (Photo courtesy of Bill Spiegel.)

A lifeline of the High Plains—irrigation in focus

Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.

Cattle herd shrinks, prices go higher

Corn field. (Adobe Stock │ #373307379 - Steve)

Twenty years of the Renewable Fuel Standard

Storage silos (Photo: Alissa Weece)

High Plains grain storage highly under-utilized

A farmer plants soybeans into a cover crop stand of cereal. (Photo courtesy of Jason Johnson/Iowa NRCS)

Ag exports still were a good story to follow