2 U.S. House members look to restore USDA staff cuts

Landon (left) and Shannon Engelke (center) discuss resource concerns on 444 Engelke Ranch with NRCS District Conservationist Robert Self (right). (Photos compiled by Rebecca Gresham, Public Affairs Specialist, Lubbock, Texas)

444 Engelke Ranch: Turning dreams into reality

  • By Rebecca Gresham │ USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
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.)

Midwest and Southern Plains received beneficial rain

Montana State University

Regional lab helps test pulse seed

Golden wheat in field. (Adobe Stock-#142076974 │ Bits and Splits)

Day 5: Kansas wheat harvest report

University of Wyoming

Shaw receives George Duke Humphrey award

John Deere Grain Cart Stuck in the Mud

Hayden on Harvest: Muddy conditions create challenges for Central Texas wheat harvest

The sun is setting with an orange glow over a field of ripe wheat on the great plains of the United States. (iStock-#498449035 │ dmfoss)

Texas wheat crop update: June 15, 2026