A contractor hired by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission uses a helicopter to apply herbicide to phragmites, an invasive, noxious weed, at Niobrara Confluence Wildlife Management Area on the Missouri River near the village of Niobrara. Also known as common reed, phragmites is choking out native vegetation, reducing the amount of wildlife habitat available on the Missouri, Platte and other rivers, reservoirs and wetlands throughout the state. It is also an Aquatic Invasive Species. (Photo by Eric Fowler, for NEBRASKAland Magazine, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.)

Is latest WOTUS revision the final chapter?

Oklahoma cedar tree bill passes in the House  

Brooke Rollins is pictured during a listening tour in Kansas Feb. 17. She is pictured with (left) Congressman Tracey Mann and Sen. Roger Marshall. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)

Rollins announces release of $20 million in tranche funds

The hammer price of FFA’s impact

Using GPS navigation to spray herbicides.(Adobe Stock │ #152478214 - orestligetka)

New herbicide information available in 2025 Chemical Weed Control guide

  • By Jacob Klaudt │ K-State Research and Extension news service
Lesser prairie-chicken males were out looking to attract females during a lekking April 24 on ranchland at Gardiner Angus. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)

Kansas lawmakers seek to delist lesser prairie-chicken

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Grazing sorghum. (Courtesy photo.)

Residue grazing considerations for soil health