U.S. Rep. Tracey Mann outlines priorities he has for the next farm bill based on input from farmers and ranchers. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)

Lawmakers urge USDA to restore 3 NASS surveys

Photo courtesy of U.S. Wheat Associates.

Wheat crop deteriorates due to lack of moisture

Steve Kouplen (Courtesy photo.)

USDA offers disaster assistance for Oklahoma

Money planning (Photo: iStock - Thapana Onphalai)

Ag lenders school set for June 3 to 6

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.)

Severe storms strike central Plains

Dairy cow and newborn calf. (Photo courtesy of Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health.)

Colorado reports avian flu case in dairy

Corn and barn in fall. (Photo by Chabella Guzman.)

WASDE raises corn demand, lowers ending stocks

Cattle import restrictions are in place in 17 states due to confirmed positives of highly pathogenic avian influenza in some dairy herds. (Journal photo by Kylene Scott.)

Federal order requires testing for, reporting of HPAI in livestock