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Hay bales dot a meadow near Madison, Arkansas. 2024 file photo. (UADA image by Mary Hightower)
Arkansas, Crops, Drought, Forage Crops, Midwestern Region, Weather

Drought has ranchers playing a waiting game

For many ranchers, 2026 is shaping up to be a waiting game: waiting for the rain to come and waiting for summer forages to grow. Read More

Canola, Corn, Cotton, Crops, Government, Grain Sorghum, Soybeans, Sunflowers, USDA, Wheat

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.)
Avian, Chickens, Dave Bergmeier, economy, Editors, Livestock, Poultry, Turkeys, USDA

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

The corn crop is shaping up well across the state in areas that received recent rains. While prices are strong now, they are not expected to remain as high as they are under market pressures. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Crop progress reports for the week ending May 11, 2025

corn field (Photo: iStock - zhengzaishuru)

Few changes for corn, soybeans in WASDE

Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.

Cattle herd shrinks, prices go higher

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

U.S. cattle inventory down 1%