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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Trent on the Loos and Across the Pond Video: April 18, 2025

6 days ago | hpj.com | Trent Loos

Trent on the Loos at 6:00 AM CTAcross the Pond with Trent Loos and Andrew Henderson at 6:30 AM CT TAGS: Across The Pond, andrew henderson, Trent Loos, video CornCottonLivestockSoybeanWheat Related Articles
HPJ Live speakers, details announced - High Plains Journal

6 days ago | hpj.com | Lacey Vilhauer

High Plains Journal’s new event, HPJ Live, will debut Aug. 6-8 in Wichita, Kansas, at the Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center. This event will incorporate HPJ’s past educational U events, including Cattle U, Alfalfa U, Sorghum Wheat U, and Soil Health U, into one event with a tradeshow expected to include more than 100 exhibitors.
Area Hay Prices, April 12, 2025

1 week ago | hpj.com | Kylene Scott

TAGS: 3 Tie Small Square, alfalfa, area hay prices, bermuda grass, bluestem, Central Nebraska Hay, Central New Mexico Hay, Central Oklahoma Hay, Central Texas Hay, colorado hay, costal bermuda, East Wyoming Hay, fair hay, good hay, grass, grinding alfalfa, Hay delivered, hay market, Iowa Hay, kansas hay, large round bale, large square bale, meadow grass, Medium Bale, Minnesota Hay, missouri hay, Montains Northwest Colorado Hay, Montana hay, Mountains Colorado Hay, Nebraska hay, New Mexico...
Kansas hay demand light, trades pick up some

1 week ago | hpj.com | Kylene Scott

Forage Crops, Hay Market News, Hay Range Pasture, Hay Report, Kansas Hay Market, Markets This past week, demand was light, and trades picked up a bit, according to the Kansas Department of Agriculture-USDA Market News Service, April 15. Prices were steady for all regions. Two words seem to be on everyone’s lips “dry” and “drought.” Although the wheat and alfalfa look pretty good so far, if rain is not received soon, they will begin to go backwards.
State-By-State Hay Summary

1 week ago | hpj.com | Kylene Scott

Forage Crops, Hay Market News, Hay Range Pasture, Hay Report, Markets, State-by-State Hay Market Colorado—In the April 10 report, compared to last report, trade activity and demand light. Prices mostly unchanged on all hay types. Feedlots don’t have new crop hay pricing available currently. Offers from the dairy are at $1.00/point delivered.
2025 alfalfa weevil egg hatch starts

1 week ago | hpj.com | AShley Dean |Ashley Dean |Erin Hodgson |Dave Bergmeier

With above average temperatures this year, alfalfa weevil development is well ahead of schedule compared to recent years. Adults have already emerged from their overwintering sites to lay eggs in alfalfa stems throughout the southern half of Iowa, according to Integrated Crop Management News, and Iowa State University Extension and OutreachAdult alfalfa weevils become active and start laying eggs when temperatures exceed 48°F.
Spring freeze damage to alfalfa

1 week ago | hpj.com | Dave Bergmeier

When assessing freeze damage early in the season, it’s important to consider several variables, according to E-Forage Seed Company, based in Newton, Kansas. Here are a few key factors to keep in mind: Freeze damage can occur at temperatures between 24 to 35 degrees Fahrenheit, especially when reaching or dropping below 24 degrees. The severity of the damage is not solely determined by temperature.
Montana researchers look to boost forage grasses

1 week ago | hpj.com | Dave Bergmeier

Annual cool and warm season grasses are important livestock forages in Montana. Now Montana State University researchers are determining optimal nitrogen rates for these forages and the role of sulfur in forage quality. “Warm-season grasses are more tolerant of low soil pH, low fertility and drought than most cool-season grasses,” said Marilyn Dalen, assistant research professor at the Northwestern Agricultural Research Center in Creston.
High Plains cattle sales report

1 week ago | hpj.com | Dave Bergmeier

Beef, Cattle Report, Central Region, Iowa, Kansas, Livestock, Livestock Markets, Midwestern Region, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Southern Region, Texas The High Plains area weekly weighted average direct cattle sales results for the week ending April 6, reported receipts of 58,884 head compared to 52,791 head a week ago and 65,915 head a year ago, according to the USDA Livestock Poultry and Grain Market News Division, St. Joseph, Missouri.
Meditation - High Plains Journal

1 week ago | hpj.com | Kylene Scott

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. – 1 Corinthians 13:4 (NIV) One day, while engaged in a transaction at the drive-up window of my bank, I dropped the canister containing my receipt and driver’s license. It popped open when it hit the pavement, and its contents were scattered by the wind. I thought my license was gone forever. The next day I was elated when the bank teller called to inform me that my driver’s license had been found.