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(Journal photo by Kylene Scott.)
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Beef industry faces uncertainty entering October

Beef producers face uncertainty from import policy, packing plant closures, interest rates and shifting cattle market conditions. Read More

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.)
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Localized areas in the Plains received beneficial rain

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MSU offers pest management tour

first ethanol-to-jet fuel plant in Georgia

Rollins: Biofuels outlook boosts grain farmers

  • September 19, 2026
  • By dave-bergmeier
Justin Korver harvests corn in southeast Lancaster County in November 2023. Total farm receipts in Nebraska are projected to increase $731 million, to $33.37 billion, in 2025. (Courtesy photo.)

Senate agriculture committee passes farm bill

  • September 18, 2026
  • By dave-bergmeier
Aerial view of a large data center campus with focus on the processor hosting area and power and cooling infrastructure being built in Hutto, Texas. (iStock-#2284670826 │ BackyardProduction)

Farming for data—land, energy, output

  • September 18, 2026
  • By Ken Eriksen
Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.

Economist: Net farm income expected to dip $4.3 billion

  • September 18, 2026
  • By dave-bergmeier
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.)

Several regions in the Plains received beneficial rain

  • September 17, 2026
  • By David Mocko
Texas A&M AgriLife Research’s Grazingland Animal Nutrition Lab utilizes manure analysis to provide precise data on forage quality and livestock nutritional demands, empowering livestock producers to make informed management decisions and improve operational efficiency. (Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Drought challenges livestock producers

  • September 15, 2026
  • By dave-bergmeier
Dave Begmeier

Opportunities and challenges abound in livestock markets

  • September 15, 2026
  • By dave-bergmeier
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No winners likely in U.S.-Canada tariff war

  • September 12, 2026
  • By dave-bergmeier
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