High Plains Journal

06/03/2026

𝗗𝗔𝗜𝗥𝗬: Dairy MAX awarded $7,500 in scholarships to three students pursuing careers in agriculture and the dairy industry. Recipients include students from Texas and Kansas.
𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 ➡️ https://hpj.com/2026/05/30/dairy-max-awards-scholarships/

Three High Plains college students earn $2,500 scholarships from Dairy MAX as producers commit to helping future professionals.

06/03/2026

𝗖𝗢𝗧𝗧𝗢𝗡: Industry leaders and elected officials addressed producers during the Plains Cotton Growers annual meeting, highlighting opportunities and challenges facing cotton growers.
𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 ➡️ https://hpj.com/2026/05/30/plains-cotton-growers-69th-annual-meeting-focuses-on-forward-momentum/

Plains Cotton Growers annual meeting highlighted industry momentum, producer engagement, policy insights and Texas High Plains cotton leadership.

06/03/2026

𝗚𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗡: Kansas gardeners can safely plant most warm-season vegetables now, but K-State recommends delaying pumpkins and winter squash until mid- to late June to reduce squash bug pressure.
𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 ➡️ https://hpj.com/2026/05/29/tips-for-planting-warm-season-vegetables/

Most warm-season vegetables are ready for planting in Kansas, but K-State's Matthew McKernan recommends delaying winter squash and pumpkins.

06/03/2026

𝗛𝗢𝗠𝗘 & 𝗙𝗔𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗬: Not every summer opportunity has to be paid. Volunteering can help teens explore career interests while building valuable experience.
𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 ➡️ https://hpj.com/2026/05/29/tips-for-parents-to-find-summer-jobs-for-teens/

Summer work can teach teens more than job skills. It’s also a chance to learn budgeting, saving and giving.

06/03/2026

Featured Speaker:

🎤 Kerryann Kocher
Principal, Rock Road Consulting

Keynote Topic: Navigating the New Frontier in Beef Production

Join Kerryann Kocher as she explores how cattle producers can navigate a rapidly changing industry shaped by AI, ag technology, record market prices and generational turnover. Attendees will gain insight into emerging opportunities, evolving production strategies and the innovations helping drive the future of beef production.

A founder, CEO and agricultural entrepreneur, Kerryann has spent more than two decades turning big ideas into real-world results. As the founding CEO of Vytelle, she helped build a global precision livestock company serving producers in 30 countries, growing the business to a 10% global market share while delivering more than one million embryos worldwide. She previously led the U.S. food animal business at Bayer Animal Health and held senior leadership roles at Elanco, overseeing major beef, dairy, poultry and swine portfolios.

View more confirmed 2026 speakers at cropsandcattle.com/speakers/

📍 Crops & Cattle – Conference & Ag Expo
Kansas City Convention Center | August 4–6, 2026

06/03/2026

𝗛𝗣𝗝 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞𝗘𝗧 𝗖𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥:Wednesday • June 3, 2026
• Hog Traders Look to the Midweek Session
• Cotton Slipping Back on Wednesday Morning
• Cattle Look to Wednesday Follow Tuesday Correction Lower
• Wheat Showing Higher Trade on Wednesday
• Soybeans Popping Back Higher on Wednesday
• Corn Starting Wednesday with a Modest Correction
𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 ➡️ https://hpj.com/market-center/

06/03/2026

𝗨𝗦𝗗𝗔: USDA’s Farm Service Agency is giving eligible landowners until Aug. 31 to review and consider base acre increases for farms enrolled in ARC and PLC programs.
𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 ➡️ https://hpj.com/2026/05/29/landowners-need-to-review-base-allocation-summary-by-aug-31/

USDA has announced a base acre increase opportunity for Agriculture Risk and Price Loss Coverage safety net programs.

06/03/2026

𝗖𝗢𝗧𝗧𝗢𝗡: USDA has launched the Great American Cotton Plan to support growers, textile manufacturers and demand for U.S.-grown cotton.
𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 ➡️ https://hpj.com/2026/05/29/usda-launches-great-american-cotton-plan-to-support-growers-textile-industry/

USDA’s Great American Cotton Plan aims to boost cotton demand, expand textile manufacturing and support U.S. growers facing economic pressure.

06/03/2026

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Join farmers, ranchers and ag professionals August 4–6 in Kansas City for three days of practical education, new ideas and real-world strategies focused on profitability and performance.

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06/03/2026

𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗔𝗥𝗗 𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗧 𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗩𝗘𝗦𝗧: Rain, hail and highly variable yields created a difficult start to wheat harvest in Central Texas.
𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 ➡️ https://hpj.com/2026/05/29/central-texas-wheat-harvest-rain-mud-delays/

Rain, mud and low yields created a difficult start to wheat harvest in Central Texas.