drought

Soybean field. (MU Extension file photo)
Crops, Midwestern Region, Missouri, Soybeans

Soybean yield predictions drop with prolonged heat wave

With prolonged heat expected to persist for a few more weeks, projected yields could decline even further. Read More

(Courtesy of South Dakota Mesonet)
Opinion, Weather, Weather Watch

July brought the heat and humidity

Beef cattle in South Dakota beat the summer sun next to a man made pool while taking break from grazing in the pasture. (iStock-#2251402213 │ RyanJLane)
Just a Scoopful, Opinion

Summer’s heat has been painful

A herd of cattle grazing in South Dakota. (iStock │ #184885392 - RiverNorthPhotography)

Rhoden order to help hay haulers

Beef cattle prices have not reached a ceiling, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service beef economist. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

AgriLife Extension economist: Cattle prices haven’t hit the ceiling yet

Dave Bergmeier

Summer’s heat is a tough beast

Nebraska beef producers facing tough decisions, challenging year 

Texas wheat producers faced myriad challenges this growing season between drought, diseases and pests. (Hannah Harrison/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Texas wheat: More problems than bright spots this year

  • By Kay Ledbetter │ Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Sunflowers (Photo courtesy of Amberlyn Brown.)

Alternative crops offer producers diversification

More than a century in the saddle at the Waggoner Ranch 

Drought Monitor map for July 7, 2026

Drought conditions shift as storms bring mixed changes across Plains

  • By Curtis Riganti │ National Drought Mitigation Center