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A center-pivot irrigation system waters a cornfield near Adams, Nebraska, south of Lincoln. (Photo by Craig Chandler, University Communication and Marketing.)
Water

2023 Irrigation and Water Management data now available

In 2018, the irrigation survey results showed that there were 231,474 farms with 55.9 million irrigated acres. Read More

Cover photos courtesy of Adobe Stock. Cover artwork by Heather Noll
economy

Data, data, data, everywhere data

Corn harvest (Photo: Keith Werner - Wanatah, Indiana)
Corn, Cotton, Soybeans

No big adjustments in October WASDE



Sunflowers (Photo: Alissa Weece)

Sunflower markets largely unchanged

A traveler goes past a wheat field east of Hutchinson, Kansas. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)

Wheat tour pegs Kansas production at 290.4 million bushels

Texas A&M AgriLife Research wheat variety plots near Bushland will provide good yield data. (Texas A&M AgriLife Communications courtesy photo by Kay Ledbetter.)

Kansas wheat tour estimates crop at 290.4 million bushels

Winter wheat farmers are facing a Sept. 30 deadline to sign up for Supplemental Coverage Option insurance, a new insurance option added as part of the 2014 farm bill. (Journal photo by Holly Martin..)

Second day of wheat tour saw drought stress

Wheat producers can learn more about identifying pests and diseases in wheat and how to increase yield in their crops at the Jan. 22 Wheat Scout School in Bartlett. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Laura McKenzie)

First day of wheat tour completed May 14

U.S. Rep. Tracey Mann outlines priorities he has for the next farm bill based on input from farmers and ranchers. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)

Lawmakers urge USDA to restore 3 NASS surveys

Farmers and ranchers at the first Essentials of Regenerative Grazing course evaluate forage in a pasture at Noble Research Institute, Ardmore, Oklahoma. (Photo courtesy of Noble Research Institute/Rob Mattson.)

USDA releases 2022 Census of Agriculture data

US cattle inventory down 2%