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Prospects for a good hay production season hinge on moisture and the amount of fertilizer applied. That decision will vary from producer to producer. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)
Crops, Forage Crops, Hay Range Pasture

Hay supplies mixed, new crop outlook hinges on rainfall

Current hay supplies across Texas depend on conditions of winter-planted forage crops and rainfall, according to Texas A&M AgriLife experts. Read More

Indentations into tilled soil from a tractor tire and planter.
Soil Health

Soil Compaction Field Day to Be Held Nov. 15 at AEA Research Farm

Farm pond
Midwestern Region, Missouri, Regional Roundup, Water

Despite recent rainfall, Missouri remains dry



An outdoor rain gauge. (Photo: Henry Reges/CoCoRaHS HQ)

Learn how to use a rain gauge more effectively

  • By Madelynn Wuestenberg and Chris Kick │ Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Soil moisture is defined as the ratio of the volume of water to the volume of soil. (Journal photo by Kylene Scott.)

Reports indicate topsoil moisture levels short, very short in some areas

The evolution of the wheat industry over the past 75 years

Wildfire recovery through the eyes of a veterinarian

Cows graze a field in northeast Wyoming. (Photo courtesy of University of Wyoming Extension.)

Weather will always be on the mind 

Rain and hail were extremely detrimental to cotton crops in the High Plains. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Laura McKenzie)

Sporadic rainfall brings relief to parts of Texas

Up to 18 inches of snowfall in South Dakota, Nebraska

Areas of Extreme and Exceptional Drought expand in western Kansas