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
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Trent Loos Rural Route Radio Podcast April 1, 2024

(Photo by Todd Johnson, OSU Agriculture.)

Ninth Circuit upholds ban on California Roundup label 

(Photo by Aaron Cato, University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.)

Fusarium wilt confirmed in commercial Arkansas blackberries, growers should be on the lookout

Nebraska has pioneered the use of airborne electromagnetics on a regional scale for aquifer mapping, thereby boosting groundwater management capability. A helicopter carries a large loop of wire whose electromagnetic signaling help image subsurface conditions and create a 3D geological model. (Photo: Katie Cameron | Natural Resources)

California turns to Nebraska on aquifer analysis, groundwater management

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Canola may have brighter future