The center pivot irrigation system at the Oklahoma State University McCaull Research and Demonstration Farm will be one of the topics discussed at this year’s Panhandle Crops & Forages Field Day in Eva. The Aug. 31 event kicks off the fall field day events with topics like sorghum varieties, nitrogen management, soil moisture monitoring and managing spider mites in corn. (Photo by Todd Johnson, OSU Agriculture.)

Crop progress reports for the week ending May 25, 2025

Close up of Yellow paddy rice plant. (Photo: Adobe Stock │ #108959162 - ananaline)

Fluridone used in rice comes with a caveat

The corn crop is shaping up well across the state in areas that received recent rains. While prices are strong now, they are not expected to remain as high as they are under market pressures. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Crop progress reports for the week ending May 11, 2025

Oklahoma State University Extension specialists and industry experts will collaborate and share the latest research-based information about the pecan industry at the 2025 Oklahoma Pecan Growers Association Annual Convention and Trade Show slated June 5-7. (Photo by Mitchell Alcala, OSU Agriculture)

Pecan growers gear up for annual meeting and trade show

  • By Trisha Gedon │ Oklahoma State University Extension
At the end of March, students of Mary Foltz, assistant professor in the OSU School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, placed chambers in Oklahoma State University wheat fields to measure carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide emissions. (Photo by Mitchell Alcala, OSU Agriculture)

Environmental solutions through cover cropping

Heath Stephens and his crew harvest rice on the farm he operates in Arkansas County near Stuttgart with his father, John Stephens. (UA System Division of Agriculture photo by Fred Miller)

Rice looks for its niche as a malted grain

The TexasET app can help farmers optimize their irrigation timing. The app calculates crop-specific water recommendations based on a plant’s growth stage. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Mexico agrees to water transfer to help Texas farmers

Michael Johnson, executive producer and producer, left, was impressed by Wes Jackson’s physical abilities during the filming of “Prairie Prophecy” near Salina, Kansas. (Courtesy photo.)

‘Prairie Prophecy’ places Jackson on perennial pedestal