As Kansas rancher Bill Sproul puts it, ranching is more than a job: it’s a promise to protect the land and the community that depends on it. Ranchers across the country manage pasture and native prairie to support livestock, wildlife and long-term soil health, often using practices passed down th...

According to Purdue agronomists Jeferson Pimentel and Daniel Quinn, corn planting in Indiana made a rapid jump last week, reaching 30% planted as of April 26, 2026, up from 14% the prior week. That sudden move reflects a widespread window of field-fit conditions that allowed many...

Wet, warm conditions in Michigan through April pushed some crop development ahead of schedule before a cooler trough in the jet stream arrived this week, slowing growth in many regions. MSU is pointing growers to current forecasts from Jeff Andresen and has Enviroweather app launched