9+ hour, 52+ min ago   (82+ words) Extension guide explains verbal farm leases'High Plains Journal Extension guide explains verbal farm leases As the end of the year approaches, many landowners and tenants are reviewing farm leases for the 2026 season. Verbal or oral farm leases are legal leases…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (188+ words) Molly O'Connor'has rejoined'the National Pork Producers Council as director of federal affairs in the Washington, D.C., public policy office. "NPPC is pleased to have Molly O'Connor join the government affairs team. Molly brings a strong record of legislative advocacy, staff leadership,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1273+ words) Appreciation and admiration describes how the deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture feels about farmers and ranchers. Stephen Vaden, a Union City, Tennessee, native, sees it at multiple levels. Vaden previously served as general counsel to the USDA during…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (112+ words) Montana State University Extension and its Integrated Pest Management Program will host a Crop and Pest Management School Jan. 14 to 15. Montana to have crop and pesticide school Montana State University Extension and its Integrated Pest Management Program will host a…...

1+ mon, 8+ hour ago   (627+ words) The central and southern Plains did not see any meaningful precipitation, leading to conditions remaining largely unchanged outside of localized areas. Short-term dryness worsened in southeastern Kansas and northeastern Oklahoma, where precipitation deficits continue to accumulate. The U.S. Drought Monitor is…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (537+ words) The U.S. Drought Monitor saw improvement in drought-related conditions across areas of the West, Plains, Midwest, South, Southeast, and the Northeast. As of Dec. 2, the Natural Resources Conservation Service SNOw TELemetry network reported the following region-level (2-digit HUC) snow-water equivalent levels:…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (108+ words) The steering committee for the Agriculture Workforce Coalition, a broad-based coalition of ag groups seeking meaningful, long-term labor reform, unanimously elected American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall and Western Growers President and CEO Dave Puglia as the new co-chairs…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (282+ words) Tyson Foods, Springdale, Arkansas, announced Nov. 21 network changes designed to right-size its beef business and position it for long-term success. The company will end operations at its Lexington, Nebraska, beef facility and convert its Amarillo, Texas, beef facility to a…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (889+ words) Dry weather covered most of the central and eastern United States this week, with a few localized areas of heavier precipitation falling in the Northeast and parts of eastern South Dakota. In the West, heavy rain and snow was widespread,…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (760+ words) Mostly dry weather occurred this week across the Great Plains, Minnesota and Wisconsin, the south-central United States and the Southwest. Northwest Montana received moderate to heavy precipitation amounts. Drier weather in parts of the Great Plains and south-central U.S. led to…...