Close up of hands of a woman farmer. Farmer is holding a laptop on wheat field. Smart farming and digital agriculture. (Photo: iStock - Scharfsinn86)

5 ways to get on board with farm data

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.)

Spotty rain brought some relief to High Plains

In recent years, there has been a growing trend in the housing industry – the rise of the barndominium. (Photo: courtesy of D Cross Barn Co.)

A modern take on the classic pole barn

Sorghum is an ideal crop for High Plains agriculture and recently a commitment to more research into millet is expected to help farmers and ranchers. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)

WASDE estimates sorghum production at 388 million bushels

Money planning (Photo: iStock - Thapana Onphalai)

Mizzou seeks participants in cash rent survey

Veterinarian Jeff Bender says that needle safety is important not only to animals, but to the humans that inoculate them. (Journal photo by Andrea Hanson.)

Needle safety should not be overlooked

Soil in hand (Journal photo)

Nori, Bayer have added 125,000 soil carbon credits

House Ag Committee Chairman GT Thompson toured the Big First District. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)

House ag committee votes to advance legislation