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.)

Rain bypasses critical areas of need in the Plains

Panorama blue pool water. (Adobe Stock-#88810244 │ yotrakbutda)

Arkansas SeaPerch program to send six teams to international competition

  • By Rebekah Hall │ University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
Michael Popp, Harold F. Ohlendorf Professor of agricultural economics and agribusiness for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture and the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences, stands on a floating solar array in Spain in 2024. (Photo courtesy of Mike Popp)

New project ‘floats’ idea of solar panels on irrigation reservoirs

  • By John Lovett │ University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
Little green plant on crack dry ground, concept drought. (Adobe Stock │ #197359617 - sawitreelyaon)

Arkansas drought lingers as nature moves beyond usual rainy spring

  • By Mary Hightower │ University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
(Photo courtesy of Kansas State University.)

Mizzou’s FAPRI notes separate path for grain and beef producers

(Journal stock photo.)

Statewide rail plan needed with important tweaks

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.)

Limited moisture fell in parts of the Plains

STUDYING A SAMPLE — Taylor Klass, head plant pathologist and lead diagnostician for the Arkansas Plant Health Clinic, observes a plant sample submitted to the clinic. (UADA photo by Paden Johnson.)

Severe flooding shaped disease trends