Texas A&M Forrest Service map - Smokehouse Creek wildfire perimeter

Wildfires burn in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska Feb. 26-27

Jim Mintert, professor at Purdue University in the Department of Agricultural Economics and director of the Center for Commercial Agriculture, spoke Jan. 26 at the Kansas Commodity Classic in Salina, Kansas. Mintert gave a domestic and global market update. (Journal photo by Kylene Scott.)

Economist takes different approach during market outlook session

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.)

Severe weather looms; make plans now to stay safe

Kansas State University researchers continue "extensive" water research to help farmers adjust to changing climate and different weather patterns, says the director of the Kansas Center for Agricultural Resources and the Environment. (Photo courtesy of K-State Research and Extension.)

Ogallala Aquifer Summit set for March 18-19 in Liberal

"Just A Scoopful" - Jerry Nine

Finding replacement parts a chore, too

Tomatoes (Photo courtesy of ARS News Service.)

It’s February: Are you thinking about tomatoes…yet?

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.)

Pacific storms dump snow into Colorado, New Mexico

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.)

Heavy rains, snow strike the West