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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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Minor expansion of drought regions

This U.S. Drought Monitor saw some minor expansion of drought across areas of the West (Colorado, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming); and Midwest (Illinois, Indiana and Missouri). Conditions improved on the map in drought-affected areas of the South (Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee... Read More

Christmas trees (Journal stock photo by Lacey Newlin)
Home and Family, Other Crops, Outdoors

How to choose and care for your Christmas tree

Sunflowers (Photo: Trish Brown - Walsh, Colorado)
Crops, Sunflowers

Sunflower markets



Pivot irrigation system over a field in Caddo County near Hydro Oklahoma

K-State irrigation engineer bringing water competition to Kansas

Ripe milo or grain sorghum field. (Journal photo by Lacey Vilhauer.)

USAID taps K-State to lead global hunger research on cereal grains  

Grazing sorghum. (Courtesy photo.)

Colorado Ag Drought Resilience Grant Program accepting applications 

Peanut, sorghum (pictured) and pearl millet are part of the local cuisine in much of Africa and work together to create a resilient rotation for farmers, and nutritious diet for consumers. (Photo: Kansas State University Research and Extension news service.)

National Sorghum Producers hires Ruehle as executive director 

(Photo by OSU Agriculture.)

Scientists unite to combat Fusarium wilt in cotton

Sesame plant in the field. (Photo courtesy of Equinom, Ltd.)

USDA expands crop insurance coverage for sesame nationwide 

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.)

Much needed rain falls in key drought areas

Trent Roberts, associate professor of soil fertility and soil testing, and senior graduate assistant Carrie Ortel, examine soybean plants for signs of nutrient deficiency. (Photo by Fred Miller, U of A System Division of Agriculture.)

New recommendations for soybean producers have potential to boost profits