Daily high temperatures in Wichita may not top out cooler than the high 90s for the next week, following the first all-90-degree August in recorded state history, as a prolonged drought grips much of Kansas.

Numerous agricultural organizations are sorting through the Environmental Protection Agency's confirmation that it will nearly double the number of exemptions for smaller oil refineries from Renewable Fuel Standards blending requirements.

Nevada became the first state to sue the Trump administration after federally mandated water usage cuts due to decades of drought that diminished the Colorado River. It is the latest example of a regional water crisis that threatens agricultural vitality.

The problems facing U.S. potato growers could fill a 10-pound sack. They have added up to mounting financial pressures on some farmers and a pullback in planted acres in Idaho, America’s potato capital. Drought Impact on Potato Growers The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Integrated Drought Information System’s drought map shows two troubling colors for Idaho: crimson and red. Crimson, a color that illustrates on the map the area considered “exceptio

Some farm families in Minnesota now know that nitrate levels in their wells could be higher than levels deemed acceptable by health officials. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) tested water quality for 125 families at FarmFest 2026 last week. The department laid out this information about nitrate levels: “Nitrate levels above 1 mg/L are considered elevated, and those above 10 mg/L are known to be harmful, especially for infants and pregnant women. Recent studies a

Hundreds of thousands of farmland acres could go out of production – at least temporarily -- because of California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), Macotera Ag Group President & Founder Scott Bozzo believes.