Thursday, May 14, 2026 7:44PM CDT
Crop scouts on the 2026 Hard Winter Wheat Tour estimated a crop averaging 38.9 bushels per acre, significantly less than last year but higher than USDA's predicted yield for Kansas.
Thursday, May 14, 2026 9:51AM CDT
A federal court ruled the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service failed to adequately protect more than 1,500 endangered species from the insecticide malathion, violating the Endangered Species Act.
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 10:59PM CDT
Scouts on Day 2 of the Wheat Quality Council's 2026 Hard Winter Wheat Tour found many fields where the tolls of drought, freeze and disease had led to crop abandonment. The weighted average yield for the day was 39.3 bpa.