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Soybeans

The High Plains Aquifer provides 30 percent of the water used in the nation’s irrigated agriculture. The aquifer runs under South Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas. (Photo courtesy of K-State Research and Extension.)
Alfalfa, Central Region, Colorado, Corn, Forage Crops, Grain Sorghum, Kansas, Nebraska, Regional Roundup, Soybeans, Water, Western Region

Republican River Compact Administration meets Aug. 27

Republican River Compact Administration commissioners meet Aug. 27 in McCook, Nebraska, to discuss water issues and compliance. Read More

With urea prices up, Arkansas farmers may be looking to soybeans instead of other crops as planting season gets underway. (University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture file photo).
Corn, Crops, Soil Health, Soybeans

Glyphosate ban could cost Illinois farmers millions

Looking down a corn row in a no-till planted field. (Adobe Stock │ #114167847- Margaret Burlingham)
Ag News, Corn, Cotton, Cotton, Crops, General, Soybeans, USDA, Wheat

USDA trims wheat stocks as corn, soybean production forecasts shift 

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.)

Beneficial rain fell on the Northern Plains

  • August 20, 2026
  • By David Mocko

Cash Bids

  • August 19, 2026
  • By hpj-editorial
Cargill grain elevator in East St. Louis, Missouri. (Journal photo by David Murray.)

Grain Report

  • August 19, 2026
  • By hpj-editorial
Soybean field. (MU Extension file photo)

Soybean yield predictions drop with prolonged heat wave

  • August 17, 2026
  • By Linda Geist │ University of Missouri Extension
Cattle grazing at the Thompson Research Center near Spickard, Missouri. The center is owned and operated by Mizzou's College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources. Photo by Kyle Spradley (Courtesy of the University of Missouri)

The path to profitability begins with better management

  • August 14, 2026
  • By Chase Pray
An Oklahoma wheat field. (Photo by Andrea Hanson.)

USDA trims wheat stocks as corn, soybean production forecasts shift 

  • August 13, 2026
  • By HPJ Staff
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.)

Heat continues to be the story for much of the Plains

  • August 13, 2026
  • By Richard Tinker

Cash Bids

  • August 12, 2026
  • By hpj-editorial
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