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Sorghum harvest (Photo: Linda Minns - Goodwell, Oklahoma)
Opinion, Weather Watch

Cooler temps kicking in for November

October was very much the typical transition month from warmer to cooler air as we certainly got a mixture of exactly that across the Plains. Read More

Opinion, Weather, Weather Watch

September brought welcome rain to parts of the Plains

A bull takes in the western Nebraska snowy landscape. (Photo by Hannah Smith.)
Opinion, Weather, Weather Watch

Winter’s bite certainly felt in February



Windmill at sunset (Journal photo by Lacey Newlin.)

Lack of snow story of the Plains

Webinar discusses drought conditions, outlook for rest of fall and winter 

A combine motors through a wheat field a few years back southwest of Salina, Kansas. (Journal photo by Tim Unruh.)

May was a month for the records

Farmers and ranchers are keenly aware of weather conditions because they're most often out in the elements and can observe changing conditions. (Journal photo by Kylene Scott.)

Being weather aware takes a little planning

Alfalfa U keynote speaker gives 2024 weather outlook

What to expect from cattle prices, herd rebuilding in 2024 

(Photo by Johannes Plenio via Pexels.)

El Niño soaked the Southern Plains, will La Niña dry them up?

The ADM terminal, Salina, Kansas, looks like it’s painted in gold, or at least amber, as a rainbow arches over the horizon following a recent thunderstorm. (Journal photo by Tim Unruh.)

Bummer of a summer