(Not pictured) Moderator Ken Eriksen leads a discussion on grain storage, marketing and shipping with panelists (from left) Mike Steenhoek, Scott Sartor and Guy Allen. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)

Quality infrastructure necessary to keep farmers competitive

Mid America Agri Products/Wheatland’s ethanol plant in Madrid, Nebraska. (Courtesy photo.)

Biofuels and ethanol key to the future of U.S. agriculture

The Texas ET app, which calculates crop irrigation needs based on local weather data, is available for download on iOS and Android devices. (Courtney Sacco/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Farmers feed and fuel the world, but data vulnerabilities lurk

Grain Elevators, Kansas (Photo: iStock - j12tone)

Despite record crops anticipated grain storage utilization to handle it in stride

Photo courtesy of Ruth family.

Land of opportunity rekindles in the Plains

Photo courtesy of Adobe Stock.

Putting a value on weed’s theft from yields

Grilling steaks on flaming grill (Photo: iStock - rez-art)

High prices have not hindered consumers as beef imports are up

Irrigated soybeans in Keith County, Nebraska are watered by the Ogallala Aquifer. The vast underground reservoir reaches as far south as Texas, where it has declined as much as 36% since the 1950s. In Nebraska, the Ogallala has decreased by just 0.34% on average, according to analysis of U.S. Geological Survey reports, although the state’s southwest counties are showing a much greater decline. (Photo courtesy of Bill Spiegel.)

A lifeline of the High Plains—irrigation in focus