The ADM terminal, Salina, Kansas, looks like it’s painted in gold, or at least amber, as a rainbow arches over the horizon following a recent thunderstorm. (Journal photo by Tim Unruh.)

Bummer of a summer 

U.S. Drought Monitor Map

The heat is on and reflected in latest drought map

Lawn closeup (K-State Research and Extension)

Lawn Stressed? September is time for relief

Asters flowers (Journal stock photo.)

Build drought-tolerant gardens this fall for next summer’s blooms

Improvements noted in latest drought map

Iowa State University's Northeast Research Farm. (Photo courtesy of Iowa State Extension and Outreach.)

Learn How Drought and Smoke Have Impacted Crops

  • By Terry Basol, Joshua Michel, Ken Pecinovsky │ Iowa State Extension and Outreach

Options for Safely Using High-Nitrate Forage

  • By Mary Drewnoski │ Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist
Cattle graze on a north central Colorado prairie, about 30 miles south of Cheyenne, Wyoming, under puffy cloud cover. Farming and ranching during this period of climate change presents a number of challenges, but a group of agricultural experts have provided tips to overcome the times. (Photo courtesy of David Augustine, Agricultural Research Service.)

Wild weather times