High Plains Journal

High Plains Journal and Midwest Ag Journal are weekly agricultural news magazines based in Dodge City, Kansas, serving a readership that spans twelve states across the Great Plains and Midwest. Every week, these publications feature in-depth coverage of farming and ranching issues, backed by award-winning journalism. They provide the latest industry news, market updates, weather forecasts, and boast the largest classified ads section in the area. Additionally, the journals dedicate issues to specific topics, including farm and ranch management, seed production, cattle feeding, agribusiness, and more.

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USDA, U.S. disaster alert

2 days ago | hpj.com | Trent Loos

Once you start digging into this world of ethanol’s relationship to the rest of agriculture, most would say “it’s complicated.” The one certainty is when people complain about the subsidies that flow into agriculture, corn and ethanol stand at the top of the heap. I am critical of subsidies and the prediction is that 2025 will see a 342% increase in direct United States farm payments.
Watch for fescue toxicosis this grazing season - High Plains Journal

3 days ago | hpj.com | Lacey Vilhauer

Livestock producers who graze fescue pastures should always have fescue toxicosis in mind. Tall fescue is a cool-season, high-quality perennial grass that thrives in moderate temperatures with adequate rainfall. Fescue has a long growing season, and it is insect and nematode resistant, but it can also be noxious to livestock. Fescue toxicosis, is caused by ergot alkaloid toxins, and specifically ergovaline, produced by the endophyte fungus Neotyphodium coenophialum.
Soil health more important than ever

6 days ago | hpj.com | Dave Bergmeier

David Murray, Farmland, Land, Ranchland, Soil Health Traditional ways of fostering soil health have never completely gone away and are on the upswing. According to recent United States Department of Agriculture data, about 37% of U.S. cropland is managed using no-till farming, while 35% is under reduced-till practices, meaning that about 72% of U.S. cropland utilizes some form of conservation tillage, varying by region and crop type.
Top honors at NACTA for crops team

6 days ago | hpj.com | Dave Bergmeier

Central Region, Nebraska, Regional Roundup, Soil Health Topping off another excellent year, the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture’s crops judging team retained its first-place title in the crops contest and added the top spot in precision agriculture at the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Judging Conference hosted by West Texas A&M in Canyon, Texas.
SCN Coalition’s Profit Checker wins NAMA award

6 days ago | hpj.com | Dave Bergmeier

Accolades for an interactive tool more than 30 years in the making and its corresponding media campaign—that’s what the two first place “Best of NAMA” awards from the National Agri-Marketing Association represent for The SCN Coalition. The SCN Profit Checker won first place in Digital Tools and the campaign promoting the calculator placed first in Media Relations. Knowing what went into the lauded tool makes victory all the sweeter.
Beef celebrated even in times of uncertainty - High Plains Journal

6 days ago | hpj.com | Kylene Scott

There’s nothing quite like a steak on the grill or the sizzle of a burger being flipped over hot charcoal. But where does that beef come from? It’s quite the trail from gate to plate. Cattle producers are doing their level best to keep the supply going, even with the lowest cowherd numbers in many years. As of Jan. 1, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported 27.9 million head, a 1% decline from the previous year.
Allen’s drive for efficiency has helped beef industry

6 days ago | hpj.com | Dave Bergmeier

Dell Allen has had a front row seat to many changes that have helped ranchers become more efficient producers through the years. The cattle industry has had many influential figures and Allen, a former professor at Kansas State University’s department of animal sciences, spent many years working in private industry. He was first at Excel Corporation, which later became Cargill Meat Solutions, before retiring in 2004. He continued to serve as a consultant in the meat industry for 12 more years.
Uncertain times has spurred next generation to grow their own food

6 days ago | hpj.com | Dave Bergmeier

Spring is always one of my favorite times of year as we observe newborn calves prancing in green grass and farmers firing up their planters. But for me, it’s also the time of year I think about starting my own food production, usually by planting seeds inside for transplanting later. Growing up on an Iowa farm, I always enjoyed helping my mother plant and maintain a fairly large garden and keep fresh homegrown food on our table.
The most overlooked issue in estate planning

6 days ago | hpj.com | Dave Bergmeier

When considering estate planning, people usually have many questions. These questions involve probate, wills, revocable trust, irrevocable trusts, land trusts, farm trusts, mineral trusts, joint tenancy, transfer-on-death designations, estate taxes, limited liability companies, corporations, and other related topics. Almost all these questions involve administering an individual’s assets when the person dies. But, what about while the person is living?
Beef is front and center during the month of May

6 days ago | hpj.com | Dave Bergmeier

For many in High Plains region beef is front and center in rural communities and on the plates of consumers everyday. May is set aside to celebrate beef. It comes at a time with challenges this year. Trying to rebuild the nation’s cowherd, estimated at 28.2 million head, has several headwinds.