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.)

Central Plains hit hard with ice and snow

Dairy Cow (Photo courtesy of ARS.)

California takes action on bird flu

Corn leafhoppers carrying corn stunt make first-time appearance in Kansas

  • By Jacob Klaudt │ K-State Research and Extension news service
Olive Plantation in Bakersfield, California. Beautiful Sunset Light (Photo: iStock - Mindaugas Dulinskas)

Why what happens in California doesn’t always stay in the Golden state

Cotton and grain crops will be discussed during the Jan. 17-18 Red River Crops Conference in Altus, Oklahoma. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Laura McKenzie.)

Cotton gets in on regenerative agriculture opportunities with national partnership

Soil moisture is defined as the ratio of the volume of water to the volume of soil. (Journal photo by Kylene Scott.)

Reports indicate topsoil moisture levels short, very short in some areas

Cattle import restrictions are in place in 17 states due to confirmed positives of highly pathogenic avian influenza in some dairy herds. (Journal photo by Kylene Scott.)

Cattle restrictions in place for those states with HPAI 

One way to distinguish knotroot foxtail from annual foxtail is to look at the plant roots, which have “knotty” rhizomes. (Photo courtesy of Kevin Bradley.)

Two weeds to watch in pastures, hayfields in 2024

  • By Linda Geist │ University of Missouri Extension