Yields were above-average at this dryland trial site at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Replicated Agronomic Cotton Evaluation, RACE, Trials in Wharton County. (Zack Eder/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Cotton crop thrives with timely rains across the state

Grain bins (Photo: Rachel Regier, Ashland, KS)

Grain Report September 2 2025

Daily Cash Bids Sept. 2

Different types of rice close up. (Adobe Stock │ #78180514 - Africa Studio)

Types of rice: What you need to know

  • By Susan Collins-Smith │ Mississippi State University Extension
Hay bales in a field at sunrise. (Adobe Stock │ #489362175 - Petr)

Kansas hay demand light, prices remain steady

Information gathered from testing hay helps producers plan their supplementation strategy for the cattle cycle.(Courtesy photo.)

State-By-State Hay Summary

Rain in late May and early June delayed alfalfa harvest for many producers in southwest Kansas. The first cutting like pictured in this field will likely go for grinding hay due to the excess moisture. (Journal photo by Kylene Scott.)

Area Hay Prices August 30, 2025

During the 2023 Weed Tour at the Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center, a man walks a weedy sugar beet crop where research is being done. (Photo by Chabella Guzman.)

Beet sugar refiner moves to Minnesota