Crops and Cattle

Celebrate American Grit & Leadership with Mark Nutsch

My pinky swears

Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.

Farm economy follows several paths

Plan ahead for profit at Crops and Cattle

Alfalfa U

Kevin Melvin of MorningStar Farms, left, was a member of the Industry Panel, along with Charlie Bezona, center, co-owner and trader, Reinert Hay and Commodities, Hereford, Texas; Katelyn McCullock, director, Livestock Marketing Information Center and Adam Robertson, right, sales and production manager, Bestifor Farms, Belleville, Kansas at Alfalfa U in Dodge City, Kansas, Feb. 27. John Holman, agronomy professor at Kansas State University, moderated the panel. (Journal photo by Kylene Scott.)

Alfalfa U gives producers answers to their questions 

High Plains Journal announces HPJ Live: Aug. 6-8, 2025, in Wichita, Kansas

Romulo Lollato. (Journal photo by Kylene Scott.)

Lollato shares best practices for managing high-yielding alfalfa at event 

OSU forage entomologist discusses alfalfa weevils

Cattle U

HPJ Live speakers, details announced 

Kylie Reiss

HPJ Live a new opportunity to boost your bottom line

Cattle U: Where it started and where it’s headed 

High Plains Journal announces HPJ Live: Aug. 6-8, 2025, in Wichita, Kansas

Soil Health U

HPJ Live speakers, details announced 

High Plains Journal announces HPJ Live: Aug. 6-8, 2025, in Wichita, Kansas

Closing keynote speaker, Cristine Morgan, chief scientific officer, The Soil Health Institute discussed measuring and evaluating soil health at Soil Health U, Jan. 18 in Salina, Kansas. (Journal photo by Kylene Scott.)

Morgan explains soil health basics at Soil Health U 

Conserving water, promoting soil health

Podcasts

Trent Loos - Trent On The Loos • Across The Pond • Rural Route Radio

Trent Loos: Morning shows – April 29, 2026

Trent Loos - Trent On The Loos • Across The Pond • Rural Route Radio

Trent Loos: Morning shows – April 24, 2026

Trent Loos - Trent On The Loos • Across The Pond • Rural Route Radio

Trent Loos: Morning shows – April 3, 2026

Trent Loos - Trent On The Loos • Across The Pond • Rural Route Radio

Trent Loos: Morning shows – March 30, 2026

Wheat U

An Oklahoma wheat field. (Photo by Andrea Hanson.)

Wheat growers and researchers anchored U event

HPJ Live speakers, details announced 

High Plains Journal announces HPJ Live: Aug. 6-8, 2025, in Wichita, Kansas

The producer panel kicked off Sorghum U/Wheat U first thing Aug. 13 in Wichita, Kansas. Adam York, Kansas Sorghum CEO moderated the panel which included Matt Durler, a Ford County, Kansas farmer and managing director of Climate Smart Sorghum with National Sorghum Producers, Keefe Felty, president of the National Association of Wheat Growers and Chris Tanner, vice president of the Kansas Wheat Commission. (Journal photo by Kylene Scott.

Panelists share about operations, challenges at Sorghum U/Wheat U 

Cotton U

High Plains Journal announces HPJ Live: Aug. 6-8, 2025, in Wichita, Kansas

The old and new weed management challenges for cotton

Cotton U farmer panelists discuss challenges and opportunities in cotton today

Cotton U speaker discusses farm bill expectations

All Aboard

Strong Yields Mark Texas Wheat Harvest

Strong yields highlight busy stretch of Central Texas wheat harvest

Farm women are harvest’s ultimate utility players

Brian: One for the record books

Central Texas Wheat Harvest Hits Delays

Hayden on Harvest: Rain, mud and low yields complicate start of Central Texas wheat harvest

Sorghum U

HPJ Live speakers, details announced 

High Plains Journal announces HPJ Live: Aug. 6-8, 2025, in Wichita, Kansas

John Duff, founder and CEO , Sero Ag Strategies, discussed new approaches to supporting emerging markets in sorghum at Sorghum U/Wheat U in Wichita, Kansas, Aug. 13. (Journal photo by Kylene Scott.)

Duff discusses new approaches to support emerging markets in sorghum at SUWU 

The producer panel kicked off Sorghum U/Wheat U first thing Aug. 13 in Wichita, Kansas. Adam York, Kansas Sorghum CEO moderated the panel which included Matt Durler, a Ford County, Kansas farmer and managing director of Climate Smart Sorghum with National Sorghum Producers, Keefe Felty, president of the National Association of Wheat Growers and Chris Tanner, vice president of the Kansas Wheat Commission. (Journal photo by Kylene Scott.

Panelists share about operations, challenges at Sorghum U/Wheat U 

Machine Feature/It’s Your Business

Farm Rescue names Rogge-Fidler executive director

Good named executive director of Kansas Dairy

Red Angus unveils reimagined communications leadership team

Alltech launches Olerix to improve swine performance

Ag Finance

(Journal stock photo.)

Proper planning makes a difference

Table full of bills, hands of a woman, who checks and calculates everything. Christmas shopping concept. (Adobe Stock │ #539112708 - Vitalii)

Tips for holiday shopping on a budget

Farm transition planning: How to get it right 

Kansas Cold Weather Rule takes effect Nov. 1