Jeremiah Nicholson, Ford County, Kansas farmer, expects sorghum harvest sooner rather than later in 2024, especially if hot temps persist. (Journal photo by Kylene Scott.)

Adapting to change 

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.)

Farm state senators urge Vilsack to improve drought response

Center pivot

Groundwater is front and center—then and now

The pivot with KZ valves waters a plot at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center in Scottsbluff. (Photo by Chabella Guzman.)

SWK water district secures $1 million grant

Dave Bergmeier

Water is on the brain and in the wallet

The 360 RAIN irrigation system is the newest technology in place at the Flickner Innovation Farm near Moundridge. (Photo courtesy Kansas Center for Agricultural Resources and the Environment, July 12, 2024)

Kansas Innovation Farm to unveil new irrigation technology

PHOTO: Learn what to look for and how to maintain backyard gardens, porch plants, and landscapes during the summer months. (Photo by Ken Johnson, Illinois Extension) 

Tips for getting landscape plants through summer

Sam Hands, of Triangle H operations, Garden City, Kansas, has been a leader in the farming and ranching business for many years. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)

Hands’ family continues tradition of visionaries