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Peanut, sorghum (pictured) and pearl millet are part of the local cuisine in much of Africa and work together to create a resilient rotation for farmers, and nutritious diet for consumers. (Photo: Kansas State University Research and Extension news service.)
Opinion, Sorghum Outlook

Causes and prevention of lodging in sorghum

When growers are asked which traits in sorghum need to be improved, standability is usually near the top of the list. There are currently several innovative studies going on in the United States and around the world to address lodging of sorghum, and I am optimistic this will ... 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.)
Drought, Drought Monitor, Weather

Beneficial rains hit parts of the Plains

(Photo by Johannes Plenio via Pexels.)
Ag News, Corn, Cotton, Crops, Forage Crops, Grain Sorghum, Newsletters, Rowcrops, Soil Health, Soybeans, Sunflowers, Wheat

El Niño soaked the Southern Plains, will La Niña dry them up?



Trent Roberts, associate professor of soil fertility and soil testing, and senior graduate assistant Carrie Ortel, examine soybean plants for signs of nutrient deficiency. (Photo by Fred Miller, U of A System Division of Agriculture.)

New recommendations for soybean producers have potential to boost profits

Grazing sorghum. (Courtesy photo.)

Will your fertilizer spreader be ready for go time?  

Michael Thompson, Almena, Kansas, listens to a young questioner during a Farmer 2 Farmer tour in Larned, Kansas. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)

Cover crops carry promise to producers

corn field (Photo: iStock - zhengzaishuru)

Oct. 12 is National Farmer Day

Apples growing on a tree. (Photo courtesy of Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.)

Extension fruit specialist discusses Iowa apple harvest

(Photo courtesy of University of Missouri Extension.)

Average first frost about 2 weeks away in northern Missouri

(Journal stock photo.)

Here we go again

Sorghum grain dry down in the fall