The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. (Map courtesy of NDMC.)

Minor expansion of drought regions

(Photo by Todd Johnson, OSU Agriculture.)

Pioneering honeybee vaccine recognized

The New Mexico Department of Agriculture is holding three virtual workshops in December in preparation for the Feb. 14 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program proposal deadline. Carrots are considered a specialty crop by the United States Department of Agriculture. (Envato Elements stock photo.)

New Mexico specialty crops receive $500,000 in USDA funding

Kansas State University researchers continue "extensive" water research to help farmers adjust to changing climate and different weather patterns, says the director of the Kansas Center for Agricultural Resources and the Environment. (Photo courtesy of K-State Research and Extension.)

Irrigation and Water Management Survey needs responses

Sunflower By Barbara Austin, St. John, Kansas.

Sunflower markets

Field of milo that is almost ready to harvest. (Journal photo by Jennifer Theurer.)

United Sorghum Checkoff Program board appointments announced 

Conservation.(Photo courtesy of United States Department of Agriculture.)

Oklahoma Conservation Commission receives prestigious grant from National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

(Courtesy photo.)

Session offered on funding for small and beginning farmers