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The sun is setting with an orange glow over a field of ripe wheat on the great plains of the United States. (iStock-#498449035 │ dmfoss)
Opinion, Weather Watch

August brought the heat

August included many days with summertime heat, and paired with humidity, that meant several days with dangerous heat, too. Read More

Corn harvest grain dump (Journal photo by Lacey Newlin)
Corn, Grain Markets, Market Outlook, Opinion, Row Crops, Soybeans

Will the corn and soybean rally continue in September?

Looking down a corn row in a no-till planted field. (Adobe Stock │ #114167847- Margaret Burlingham)
Ag News, Corn, Cotton, Cotton, Crops, General, Soybeans, USDA, Wheat

USDA trims wheat stocks as corn, soybean production forecasts shift 

Hayden On Harvest Auger

Hayden on Harvest: Nebraska wheat harvest opens with mixed crop conditions

Drought Monitor map for July 7, 2026

Drought conditions shift as storms bring mixed changes across Plains

  • By Curtis Riganti │ National Drought Mitigation Center
Hayden on Harvest Rain Delay

Hayden on Harvest: Harvest crew races weather as wheat begins to lodge

Derecho blows through Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas on June 22 

Just when you think you’ve seen it all 

Wyomingites are eager to talk about drought and other possible water scenarios. (University of Wyoming Extension)

April brought its share of excitement to the Plains

Kansas Wheat (Photo: courtesy of Frank J. Buchman)

What’s happening with Kansas wheat

  • By Chevy-Lynn Vaske │ K-State Extension news service

Wheat streak mosaic confirmed in Oklahoma