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.)

Temperature swings abound in the Plains states

Lawn in summer dormancy from heat, drought stress (Photo: K-State Research and Extension.)

Lawn Stressed? September is time for relief

Drones in agriculture (Photo: K-State Research and Extension)

Sept. 10 meeting to highlight use of drones in agriculture

K-State scientists report corn stunt disease in Kansas

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

(Journal stock photo.)

The value of abundance

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.)

High pressure brought the heat to the Plains

Drought stressed cornstalks

USDA to offer aid to drought-impacted ag  producers in Kansas