Texas cotton producers face early drought concerns and shifting market conditions heading into the 2026 planting season. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Texas drought, shifting markets shape 2026 crop outlook

Beautiful summer sunrise over fields with hay bales. (Adobe Stock │ #451660073 - Piotr Krzeslak)

Three ways to be more profitable making hay

Sorghum field near Dodge City, Kansas. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)

Cash Bids

Grain Report

Round hay bales

State-By-State Hay Markets

Hay bales in a field at sunrise. (Adobe Stock │ #489362175 - Petr)

Kansas Hay Report

Baling hay in Faulkner County on May 16, 2025. Hay growers are trying to work between the raindrops, but are struggling this spring. (U of A System Division of Agriculture photo by Kevin Lawson.)

Area Hay Prices

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

Taking the itch out of sorghum