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NASS corrects September corn yield estimates for Kansas, Nebraska

USDA NASS official Bryan Combs confirms corrected September corn yield estimates for Kansas, Nebraska and United States. Read More

K-State researchers plan on studying the effects of anti-nutritional factors on soybean meal quality in the future, says K-State assistant research professor in swine nutrition Katelyn Gaffield. (K-State Research and Extension)
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U.S. hog inventory down 2%

Keeping cattle well fed and watered helps to keep them healthy. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)
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U.S. Cattle on Feed shows 2% increase

K-State swine nutritionist Jason Woodworth says more than 10,000 pigs from commercial swine units in Minnesota and Ohio were used in recent research trials, noting that industry partners are integral to research happening at the university. (Photo: K-State Research and Extension)

U.S. hog inventory edges lower in June

Hay bales dot a meadow near Madison, Arkansas. 2024 file photo. (UADA image by Mary Hightower)

Drought has ranchers playing a waiting game

  • By Mary Hightower │ University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture

USDA seeks producer input for 2026 reports

The avian flu continues to be cited for an increase in egg prices. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)

HPAI continues to affect turkey and egg production

(Courtesy photo.)

United States hog inventory up 1%

Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.

Market ‘whiplash’ as USDA sticks by corn export numbers

(Photo courtesy of Kansas State University Research and Extension.)

NASS: Corn planted acreage up 5% from 2024, soybean acreage down 4% from last year

The center pivot irrigation system at the Oklahoma State University McCaull Research and Demonstration Farm will be one of the topics discussed at this year’s Panhandle Crops & Forages Field Day in Eva. The Aug. 31 event kicks off the fall field day events with topics like sorghum varieties, nitrogen management, soil moisture monitoring and managing spider mites in corn. (Photo by Todd Johnson, OSU Agriculture.)

Crop progress reports for the week ending May 25, 2025