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

Corn field. (Adobe Stock │ #373307379 - Steve)

Corn exports up and China buys tariffed soybeans

USDA

NASS reinstates July cattle report

Wheat at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, High Plains Ag Lab near Sidney. (Photo by Chabella Guzman.)

Wheat farmers await results from winter moisture

The Southern Rolling Plains Cotton Growers Association is helping prepare the field for planting. (Susan Himes/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Farm equipment trends across the High Plains

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

2023 Irrigation and Water Management data now available

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Data, data, data, everywhere data

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

No big adjustments in October WASDE