Winter wheat farmers are facing a Sept. 30 deadline to sign up for Supplemental Coverage Option insurance, a new insurance option added as part of the 2014 farm bill. (Journal photo by Holly Martin..)

The Colorado Association of Wheat Growers will award two $1,000 scholarships

Woman with shovel cleaning snow. (Photo: iStock - Tanya-stock)

Emergency preparedness workshops planned for Nebraska

Remington Decker, a young chef in Albany County, helps prepare a family meal as part of the Wyoming Food, Fun, 4-H program. (Photo courtesy of University of Wyoming Extension.)

Wyoming’s Food, Fun, 4-H Program encourages families to cook together

Pueblo chile plant. (Photo by McCall Knecht.)

A particularly Pueblo project

Crews work to clear the snow from Highway 4 west of Bruning, Nebraska. (Photo courtesy of Nebraska Department of Agriculture.)

Gov. Pillen issues state of emergency declaration in wake of severe weather

Colorado bighorn sheep.(Photo courtesy of Colorado Parks and Wildlife/Bill Vogrin.)

Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission to meet Jan. 10 – 11

During a break, Bob Harveson, Nebraska Extension plant pathologist, chats with Bob Wilson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln emeritus professor at the Crop Production Clinic in Gering. (Photo courtesy of Nebraska Extension.)

Crop clinic shares what’s new in agriculture with producers

Photo courtesy of Soil Health Partnership.

Annual Local Food & Healthy Farms Conference registration deadline nears