The drought situation across much of the Plains hasn’t improved this year, instead, the latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows it's growing worse. Now, farmers across a state that typically accounts for 25% of the total winter wheat production in the U.S., are staring at a bleak picture for crop prospects.

The Texas Fire Marshal is investigating what caused the large fire that broke out at South Fork Dairy in Dimmitt, Texas, earlier this week. However, industry and dairy experts say current information from officials show it was an accident.

Jackie Applegate began her journey in 1992 as the only female chemist at a Bayer manufacturing facility in Kansas City, Mo. Since then, she’s held a variety of global roles.

While prices for food and gas are on the way down, is it enough to tame inflation? What one Fed official is saying, in today's AgDay Minute.