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

Area Hay Prices August 9, 2025

Agricultural land affected by flooding. Flooded field. Natural disaster and crop loss risks. (Photo: Adobe Stock │ #279795333 - Andrii Yalanskyi)

K-State expert says flooding brings risk and reward for people and ecosystems

  • By Pat Melgares │ K-State Research and Extension news service
University of Missouri Extension crops entomologist Ivair Valmorbida urges farmers to scout soybean fields for the presence of the soybean tentiform leafminer, a new pest found for the first time in Missouri in August. This microscopic image shows the larva, which turns into a moth that is only ¼-inch long. (Photo by Ivair Valmorbida)

New soybean pest found in Missouri

Laura: Always be aware

Laura: Big sky, big yields

Wind-injured corn near Beresford, South Dakota. (Credit: Heather Gessner, SDSU Extension)

Wind injury in corn

Female farmer inspecting corn tassel in cultivated field. (iStock │ #1453064225 - BitsAndSplits)

Daily Cash Bids Aug. 4th

Grain Report August 5 2025