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Wheat harvest (K-State Research and Extension)
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Betting on wheat harvest

Kansas wheat harvest faces uncertainty as drought, hail and rain reshape expectations across fields and local elevators. 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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Hit-or-miss thunderstorms story of the weather week

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Active pattern brought moisture to High Plains

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.)

Highly variable weather pattern dominates week

  • May 28, 2026
  • By Adam Allgood
Hereford and Angus cattle owned by K-State Purebred Beef Unit. (K-State Research and Extension)

Risk management strategies to consider for your herd

  • May 27, 2026
  • By Chevy-Lynn Vaske │ K-State Extension news 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.)

High Plains continues to see wide range of temps

  • May 21, 2026
  • By Rocky Bilotta │ NOAA and NCEI
Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.

Grim reaper leaving mark on western Nebraska wheat crop

  • May 20, 2026
  • By dave-bergmeier
Hay bales dot a meadow near Madison, Arkansas. 2024 file photo. (UADA image by Mary Hightower)

Drought has ranchers playing a waiting game

  • May 19, 2026
  • By Mary Hightower │ University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture

Lightning strikes cause wildfires in New Mexico, Panhandles and southwest Kansas 

  • May 15, 2026
  • By Kylene Scott
Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.

Wheat tour confirms dismal expectations

  • May 15, 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.)

Much of High Plains keeps missing out on moisture

  • May 14, 2026
  • By Rocky Bilotta
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