Wheat harvest. (Journal stock photo)

K-State researchers uncover keys to stemming wheat production losses due to drought

Information gathered from testing hay helps producers plan their supplementation strategy for the cattle cycle.(Courtesy photo.)

Kansan admits defrauding Montana rancher in hay scam

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 map continues to note dry patches

(Photo courtesy of National Corn Growers Association.)

Corn farmer remains optimistic despite hand he’s been dealt 

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.)

Another round of rains hit Plains states

Maria Fernanda Sanches, an intern at the High Plains Ag Lab, prepares a root sample at the Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center’s lab in Scottsbluff. (Photo: Chabella Guzman)

Researchers look at roots for insight into drought-tolerant wheat

  • By Chabella Guzman │ University of Nebraska-Lincoln
A combine motors through a wheat field a few years back southwest of Salina, Kansas. (Journal photo by Tim Unruh.)

Drought affected wheat fields call for supplemental equipment

  • By Jacob Klaudt │ K-State Research and Extension news service
Pasture summer heat (Photo: AI generated image)

Weather predictions could impact forage