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

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Wheat leader sounds alarm about unintended consequences

Kelly Bruns talks his top 5 heifer choices during the Beef Empire Days Live Show June 4 in Garden City, Kansas. (Journal photo by Kylene Scott.)

Beef Empire Days Live Show results announced

A sharp contrast in the air masses causes severe weather—thunderstorms and tornadoes. The contrast can be in temperature or in the amount of moisture, particularly if there is a dry line of air behind the storm system, said K-State climatologist Mary Knapp. (Courtesy photo taken near Manhattan, Kansas, by Dan Donnert.)

Storm season insurance claims cost $442 million in 2023

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.)

Extreme weather felt throughout the Plains

The soybean midge gall can be devastating to fields, says K-State entomologist Anthony Zukoff. (Photo: Courtesy of K-State Research and Extension news service)

Soybean gall midge shows up in two Kansas counties

  • By Jacob Klaudt │ K-State Research and Extension news service
Hilmar Cheese plant in Dodge City, Kansas under construction in 2023. (Courtesy photo.)

Hilmar Cheese hosting hiring event May 30

A heifer being judged at the Beef Empire Days Live Show, June 6 in Garden City, Kansas. (Journal photo by Kylene Scott.)

Beef Empire Days events geared to celebrating cattle feeding industry