Crops



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.)
Hay Bales (Photo: Laura McKenzie, Texas A&M AgriLife.)
Producers can reduce hay loss with proper storage, says University of Missouri Extension specialist Charles Ellis. (Photo courtesy of Kyle Spradley, MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources.)
Beautiful summer sunrise over fields with hay bales. (Adobe Stock │ #451660073 - Piotr Krzeslak)
Palmer amaranth in a corn crop. (Photo courtesy of BASF.)
Small herd of young Angus, Friesian, Guernsey and Jersey in a particularly lush green field. (Adobe Stock │ #493635647 - mtreasure)

Eat your cereal(s)

  • By Ross Mosteller │ Kansas State University Research and Extension
Square bales of alfalfa hay for cattle are lying on the field. (Adobe Stock │ #369798473 - malshak_off)

Forage feeding and soil fertility

  • By David Hallauer │ Kansas State University Research and Extension
Beautiful green fields against blue cloudy sky. (Adobe Stock │ #449067244 - Piotr Krzeslak)

Grazing during spring green-up