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Antique tractor club more than just tractors 

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Dry weather dominated much of the High Plains

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Parts of the Plains receiving additional moisture



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.)

Southwest and parts of Plains see additional rain

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.)

Heat and spotty rains hit Plains region

Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.

WestBred offers herbicide-tolerant winter wheat varieties for 2025

Lesser prairie-chickens during a lek in April on the Gardiner Angus Ranch, Ashland, Kansas. (Photo courtesy of Michael Smith.)

Good habitat takes a team on the same page

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.)

Significant rain hits High Plains

A healthy alfalfa stands means solid bottom lines. (Photo courtesy of Fred Miller.)

Alfalfa growers carry long-term optimism while recognizing the current market

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.)

Extensive rainfall helps reduced drought’s footprint

BD 7410 min-till drill. Courtesy photo of Great Plains.

Great Plains Ag expands narrow-transport box drill solutions