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Regina Bird
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Mild weather may stay in early winter

Mother Nature provided a Christmas gift with mild weather as warmer temps may persist in early winter, Regina Bird writes. 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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Mother Nature being stingy with moisture

Many of this year's top stories in ag, food and environmental law have carried over from 2024 and are likely to remain big in 2026. (UADA file photo)
Crops, Farmland, Government, Hemp, Land, Ranchland, Water

Farmland ownership, WOTUS, pesticide labeling issues among top agricultural law stories of 2025



Texas Alliance for Water Conservation

TAWC Water College 2026

  • December 18, 2025
  • By HPJ Staff
Rabi Mohtar, Ph.D. (far left) is co-chair of the World Water Congress and attended its opening ceremony. (International Water Resources Association)

Texas A&M experts spotlight water solutions at World Water Congress

  • December 18, 2025
  • By Leslie Lee │ Texas A&M AgriLife
An irrigated corn crop during the 2024 growing season in southwest Kansas. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)

Rollins: Mexico to meet water treaty obligations

  • December 14, 2025
  • By HPJ Staff
Silver waters abstract picture on a lake. (Photo: Adobe Stock │ #128666336 - Jenn's Photography)

Kansas governor puts 43 counties under drought watch

  • December 13, 2025
  • By HPJ Staff
Hereford cattle in a field with snow. (Adobe Stock │ #229786694 - Diane)

Icebreakers: Winter water supply

  • December 10, 2025
  • By Madison Kovarna │ SDSU Extension
Head of calf who drinks water from trough or tank on farm. (Adobe Stock │ #226462360 - Dmytro Furman)

K-State research team studying ways to find value in wastewater

  • November 24, 2025
  • By Chevy-Lynn Vaske │ K-State Research and Extension
Landlords and tenants need to have a realistic view of crop prices and input expenses based on a three- to- five-year projection on farm income. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)

Four States Irrigation Council annual meeting set for Jan. 14 to 15

  • November 23, 2025
  • By HPJ Staff
Mother with daughter washing hands in sink at home. (Adobe Stock │ #263075392 - Cavan for Adobe)

Sanders announces more than $153 million in Arkansas water projects

  • November 21, 2025
  • By Arkansas Department of Agriculture
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