Corn harvest grain dump (Journal photo by Lacey Newlin)

Crop fundamentals create more questions

Damage from pasture mealybug can be identified by reddening or yellowing leaves, stunted growth and root reduction, which are signs of pasture dieback. (Stephen Biles/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension publishes fact sheet on invasive pasture mealybug

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.)

Dry pattern returned to some states

Photo courtesy of Abbie Lankitus.

Mizzou economists: 2025 farm income boosted by high cattle prices and one-time payments

FDA grants conditional approval for New World screwworm drug

Southwest Kansas farmers are among those waiting for wheat harvest to begin. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)

Wheat breeder targets boost in grain fiber

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.)

Rollins touts farm support, warns Mexico on screwworm

(Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)

Beef and pork show slight drop in production