The U.S. Department of Agriculture opened nominations for Farm Service Agency (FSA) County Committees on June 16, 2026.

New research from the University of Maryland shows irrigation needs for soybean crops on the Eastern Shore will quadruple in the coming decades during the hottest summer months.

Small-scale and urban farms across Ohio and the Great Lakes region are increasingly using high tunnels to extend the growing season and improve crop production.

In the Great Plains and parts of the Midwest, drought doesn’t always arrive as a dramatic headline.

Each year, the Irrigation Association’s Anthony W. “Tony” LaFetra Scholarship program recognizes a group of exceptional students whose passion, dedication and potential reflect a bright future for the irrigation industry.

The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) Women’s Leadership Committee released a new study conducted in collaboration with JBS and CoBank.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) announced that it will conduct the 2026 Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) survey to better understand how conservation practices are being used on farms and their impact on soil, water and natural resources.

In several states, researchers, agronomists and farmers are exploring how OpenET can support more informed water management decisions.

A new study from South Dakota State University found that the expansion of the U.S. ethanol industry significantly increased farmland values across the Midwest.

USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has opened its June Agricultural Survey.

Producers across multiple regions of the U.S. are heading into a growing season defined by drought conditions, forcing many farmers and ranchers to rethink forage strategies, irrigation plans and long-term operational resilience.

Drought in the Western United States is often talked about in terms of weather – snowpack, rainfall, reservoir levels.