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.)

Drought remains pesky in parts of the High Plains

Dodge City Regional Airport ribbon cutting Aug. 28. (Courtesy photo.)

Dodge City Regional Airport opens new era

Buffalo Feeders employs 37 dedicated employees as the feedlot has a capacity of 32,000 head of cattle. (Courtesy photo.)

High Plains cattle sales report

K-State Beef Stocker Field Day 2025

K-State to host 26th annual Beef Stocker Field Day Sept. 25

Grain Elevators, Kansas (Photo: iStock - j12tone)

Despite record crops anticipated grain storage utilization to handle it in stride

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.)

Patchy downpours helped alleviate drought stress in High Plains

The center pivot irrigation system at the Oklahoma State University McCaull Research and Demonstration Farm will be one of the topics discussed at this year’s Panhandle Crops & Forages Field Day in Eva. The Aug. 31 event kicks off the fall field day events with topics like sorghum varieties, nitrogen management, soil moisture monitoring and managing spider mites in corn. (Photo by Todd Johnson, OSU Agriculture.)

Agriculture land market remains resilient amid economic uncertainty

Brent Bean

When to terminate irrigation in grain sorghum