Old Glory adds a pop of color behind these cows grazing in northwest Iowa. (iStock │ #505720290 - DarcyMaulsby)

Beef cattle disease confirmed in Iowa for the first time

  • By Grant Dewell │ Iowa State University Extension
Figure 2. Symptoms of alfalfa plants affected by Sclerotinia crown and stem rot. A: Diseased alfalfa stems have a bleached, dry appearance. Infected plants become wilted and eventually collapse in the field due to stem and crown rot, which softens and weakens the stem. B: White arrows represent the wilted plants spotted in the field. Photo courtesy of Maira Duffeck, Oklahoma State University.

Checking on your alfalfa crop pays

Prospects for a good hay production season hinge on moisture and the amount of fertilizer applied. That decision will vary from producer to producer. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Managing windrow disease in alfalfa

Corn plants stripped of their leaves from hail damage. (Photo by Gentry Sorenson, Iowa State University.)

Hail damage hits corn and soybean fields in northern Iowa

Detector dog (United States Department of Agriculture)

Detector dogs: agriculture’s best friend

Many fresh eggs at the market. (Photo: Adobe Stock │ #295334887 - Andrea Izzotti)

Salmonella outbreak in eggs being investigated, recall issued 

Oklahoma is officially drought-free after spring rains 

Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.

Texas dealing with damage as a result of recent storms