Central/Southern Great Plains

A precision sprayer. Photo by Adam Leise.

Targeted weed management with precision sprayers in corn and soybean

June 24, 2025

Photo by Tyler A. Thompson.

Sweet corn productivity under strategic irrigation and biochar application in the Texas Southern High Plains

May 29, 2025

Black-eyed peas. Photo by Jim Diamond.

Black-Eyed Pea in the High Plains

December 4, 2024

Wheat harvest in Kansas, the leading wheat producer in the United States. Photo by K-State Research and Extension (https://www.flickr.com/photos/ksrecomm/) and reprinted here under this license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/.

Winter Wheat Historic Trends and Yield Gaps in the Wheat State

September 1, 2024

Regenerative Practices Show Promise in Dryland Cotton Systems

Regenerative Practices Show Promise in Dryland Cotton Systems

August 28, 2024

Photo courtesy of Adobe Stock/Bob.

Precision Irrigation Technologies for Water-Wise and Climate Resilient Alfalfa Production

July 8, 2024

Shawn McDonald stands next to a massive Palmer amaranth plant near Clay City, NE. McDonald is co-author on a recent article in Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment looking at weed management challenges and current practices in Nebraska.

Survey Identifies Weed Management Challenges in Nebraska

July 1, 2024

Alfalfa in rotation with annual crops aggressively scavenges nitro- gen in the soil and can significantly reduce nitrate contamination of groundwater. Photo courtesy of UNL CropWatch.

Benefits of Including Alfalfa in Rotations With Annual Crops

March 1, 2024

Figure 1. Photos of untreated, aggressively growing cotton in the middle of the season (A; Photo by J. Lee) and cotton near the end of the season showing excessive vegetative growth and very limited reproductive growth near the top of the plant (B; Photo by L.C. Hand).

Regulating Plant Growth in Cotton

July 20, 2023

Photo courtesy of the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District.

Better Accounting Needed to Solve Looming Groundwater Crisis

January 20, 2023

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