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.)

Dry weather dominated much of the High Plains

Oranges are processed after being harvested at US Citrus on Wednesday, Jan 17, 2024, in Hargill, Texas. (Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife Marketing and Communications)

Texas citrus shows heavy crop, smaller fruit

Soybean farm in summer with bright sky. (iStock │ #158507365 - sharply_done)

Arkansas net farm income projected to decline by 8 percent in 2025

Little gray mouse crawls out of metal construction. (Adobe Stock │ #386957780 - glebchik)

Prevent mice and rats from coming inside

Trump administration announces crop disaster aid

Producers can reduce hay loss with proper storage, says University of Missouri Extension specialist Charles Ellis. (Photo courtesy of Kyle Spradley, MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources.)

State-By-State Hay Markets

Hay bales (Photo: Sydney Peterson, West Des Moines, Iowa)

Area Hay Prices

Hay bales of all kinds and sizes were collected and stacked in four Animal Supply Points operated by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in response to the Smokehouse Creek, Windy Deuce and Grapevine Creek fires. (Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Kansas Hay Report