Farmers learned about water efficiency and corn prices at a recent KSU-TAPS tour. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)

Corn prices and conserving water on TAP

Jeremy Kootz (left) and Charlie Kootz incorporate cover crops to boost soil health and feed livestock on their central Kansas farm. (K-State Research and Extension)

K-State study: Grazing cover crops adds value

The 48th annual MU Hundley-Whaley Farm, Field and Family Day at Albany on Sept. 3 features wagon tours with overviews of ongoing research at the farm. MU Extension specialists and other industry experts will offer insight into current crop diseases, soybean research and topics from whiskey corn to pollinators. (File photo by Linda Geist.)

MU Hundley-Whaley field and family day set for Sept. 3

Satellite image of Hurricane Delta, taken Oct. 9 2020. (Image courtesy NOAA)

Tropical systems spin up Mid-South crop insurance rates

  • By Mary Hightower │ U of A System Division of Agriculture
PLANT MEMORY — Researchers with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station have shown how soybean plants can pass on adaptive traits to progeny after experiencing drought and herbivory (U of A System Division of Agriculture photo by Manish Gautam)

Study: Soybeans seem to inherit the bad memories of their parents

  • By John Lovett │ University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
Ornithodoros turicata ticks taken during a Texas A&M AgriLIfe Research project in Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge. (Brian Rich/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Collaborative study tackles tick challenge

Corn and soybeans (University of Illinois Extension)

Corn after soy: New study quantifies rotation benefits and trade-offs

  • By Lauren Quinn │ University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Danielle Graham, left, works alongside her advisee Karen Echevarria, a lab assistant and undergraduate student at the University of Arkansas majoring in animal science. (U of A System Division of Agriculture photo)

Investigating probiotics as a new poultry hatchery disinfectant that keeps good bacteria

  • By Maddie Johnson │ University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture