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.)

Winter found its way into spring

Chris Proctor, weed management Extension educator with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, discussed Using cover crops as an IPM tool for managing hard-to-control weeds in no-till cropping systems at Soil Health U, Jan. 18 in Salina, Kansas. (Journal photo by Kylene Scott.)

Weeds, cover crops: Tools for control 

Cattle (Journal photo by Amy Bickel.)

Registration opens for Nebraska Ranch Practicum

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.)

Moisture was mixed bag through the Plains

Dry weather pattern hits the Plains

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.)

Pacific storms dump snow into Colorado, New Mexico

Grazing livestock on cover crops is one of the most efficient ways to improve soil fertility. (Courtesy photo.)

Wilson recipient Sitzman scholarship

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.)

Heavy rains, snow strike the West