NRCS staff gather for Soil Health and Sustainability on June 10, 2025, near Ainsworth, IA. (Jason Johnson - Iowa NRCS)

Soil at heart of conservation decisions

  • By Jason Johnson │ USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service
Drainage, water recycling pond. (South Dakota State University Extension)

SDSU Extension co-hosting regional water, drainage forum

2025 Landowner Education Program cohort (Iowa State University Extension and Outreach)

Landowner education graduates enhance knowledge of soil health and communication

  • By Catherine DeLong, Julia Baker, Alaina Friesleben │ Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
An irrigation pivot watering a field of turnips. (Photo: iStock - Songbird839)

Registration open for 2025 Great Plains Water Conference

According to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts, cow/calf producers are realizing strong calf sale prices as a result of strong consumer demand for beef and low cattle supplies. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Low herd inventory ripples through U.S. beef market

South Dakota State University

Ameen honored with 2025 Early Career Award

Ornithodoros turicata ticks taken during a Texas A&M AgriLIfe Research project in Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge. (Brian Rich/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Collaborative study tackles tick challenge

Drought Monitor map - August 5, 2025

Drought map shows more rain in the High Plains