High Plains Journal

Animal Health, Auction Barns, Beef, Feeder, Government, Lacey Vilhauer, Livestock, Stocker, USDA Listen Now 0:00 More than 700 head of cattle crossed into the United States through Douglas, Arizona, Aug. 24, as the U.S. Department of Agriculture resumed live cattle imports from Mexico following a 15-month closure in response to the spread of New World screwworm. The Douglas crossing is the first and currently only active cattle crossing at the border.

Ag News, All Aboard Harvest, Blogs, Canola, Central Region, Corn, Correspondent, Crops, Disaster, General, Kansas, Laura Haffner, Montana, Western Region, Wheat Listen Now 0:00 Great Falls, Montana: There has been no shortage of heat this summer. Crops that were grass green when we arrived to “Big Sky” country quickly took on a more yellow hue. People are often surprised, and maybe even a little disappointed, when I tell them that Montana can get quite hot in the summer.

BASF, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, is helping farmers work smarter with the launch of xarvio CONNECT 2.0, the next-generation portable hardware device making its debut in North America. The device enables secure and seamless data exchange between xarvio FIELD MANAGER and compatible machinery terminals.

Alfalfa, Central Region, Colorado, Corn, Forage Crops, Grain Sorghum, Kansas, Nebraska, Regional Roundup, Soybeans, Water, Western Region The Republican River Compact Administration will hold its annual meeting Aug. 27 at the McCook Community College East Campus, 905 E. Seventh St. in McCook, Nebraska. The RRCA meeting will focus on water-related issues and activities, including compact compliance, within the Republican River basin in Kansas, Colorado and Nebraska.

Corn, Crops, Soil Health, Soybeans Listen Now 0:00 Recently published research in the journal Weed Technology assigns a significant annual cost to Illinois farmers if they were no longer able to use the herbicide glyphosate.

Biz News, Machinery, Soil Health, Tools and Tech As fall planning begins, SoilView, a provider of soil sampling and other site-specific soil services, says the traditional four Rs of nutrient management should start with the right sample. The agriculture industry has rallied around the four Rs of nutrient stewardship: the right source, right rate, right time and right place.

Arkansas, Avian, Chickens, Government, Lacey Vilhauer, Midwestern Region, Oklahoma, Poultry, Regional Roundup, Southern Region Listen Now 0:00 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has granted Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s request to stay a judgment against six poultry companies, clearing the way for a nearly $44 million settlement over poultry litter pollution in the Illinois River Watershed.

Kansas State University Extension, K-State Department of Plant Pathology, and the Kansas Grain Sorghum Commission have recently announced adjustments for the Sorghum Connection program’s Aug. 26 field day near Bavaria and the Aug. 27 field day near Dorrance. The Friday, Aug. 28 field day near Dighton remains as originally scheduled.

Beef, beef, Cow Calf, Feeder, Iowa, Livestock, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota, Stocker The I-29 Moo University Beef on Dairy Dialogue webinar series continues at noon Aug. 26, featuring Dathan Smerchek discussing the effect of growth-enhancing technology on mineral requirements in beef cattle. Trace minerals are an essential component of the ruminant diet.

Nebraska Sorghum will host its 2026 Nebraska Sorghum Field Day Sept. 9, near Indianola. In partnership with Nebraska Extension, the field day will give growers a firsthand look at sorghum, also known as milo, varieties and management trials while connecting them with researchers, Extension specialists and industry experts. Tracy Zink (Courtesy photo.) The field day will begin at 4 p.m. CT, with supper following the field tour.