Grain sorghum plants from darkest color to lightest. (Courtesy photo.)
Amy Langvardt minds the cattle at the May Beef Month proclaimation event May 12 near Manhattan, Kansas. Lyons Ranch hosted the event where Kansas Governor Laura Kelly signed the proclamation. (Journal photo by Kylene Scott.)

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Hay Bales (Photo: Laura McKenzie, Texas A&M AgriLife.)
Hay bales (U of A System Division of Agriculture courtesy photo by Dirk Philipp.)
Grain bins (Photo: Rachel Regier, Ashland, KS)
Corn harvest grain dump (Journal photo by Lacey Newlin)
Dumping grain (Journal photo by Lacey Newlin)