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Parts of the western United States have been battling drought for years. Largely, this prolonged dryness has reduced pasture productivity and caused producers to lower their cowherd inventories. Other areas like eastern Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota have recently received abundant rainfall and even flooding in some places. This unusual amount of moisture has created a different ...

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Weather forecasters across the Great Plains have triple-digit temperatures slated for the last week of July. Heat waves of this nature often stress livestock housed outdoors by increasing their water requirements and consumption. Kansas State University veterinary toxicologist Steve Ensley said the consequences of this added need for water can lead livestock to experience water deprivation ...

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The Kansas Corn Growers Associations is inviting everyone to join them for a great dinner, and an opportunity to network with area growers, Kansas corn leaders, and staff. You can learn how Kansas Corn is working for corn growers to build markets, educate and advocate for our industry in on the state and national levels. Kansas ...

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Kansas’ agricultural producers have an average age of 58.2 years old, according to the USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture. The same group of agriculturists have spent an average of 28.5 years working in the industry. With many Kansans in agriculture nearing the end of their careers, Kansas Farm Management Association economist Chelsea Plummer recommends that producers open ...

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Seth Meyer, the chief economist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, highlights the program for Kansas State University’s popular Risk and Profit conference, slated Aug. 15-16 in Manhattan. Rich Llewelyn, an extension assistant in K-State’s Department of Agricultural Economics, also said this year’s event includes 22 breakout sessions around the theme, “Highs and Lows: Policies, Principles, ...

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Kansas corn farmers are invited to Kansas Corn’s Summer Listening Tour, hosting dinners in four Kansas communities in August. Leaders and staff from the Kansas Corn organization will focus on discussion around the issues that matter to corn growers, and getting feedback from participants. Growers can connect with Kansas Corn in Garnett, Iuka, Oberlin and Wamego. ...

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Every year, custom harvesters travel the country to cut wheat and other crops for farmers who don’t have the equipment or manpower to do it themselves, a service that is vital to agriculture in America. The new Tiger Media Network documentary, “Life On The Harvest Run,” explores the lives of two custom harvesting families from Kansas ...

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An education event for wheat and sorghum producers is planned. According to the Kansas Wheat organization,   you can take a break from the Kansas heat and join Kansas Wheat at High Plains Journal’s Sorghum U/Wheat U event on Tuesday, August 13, at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Wichita. “Kansas Wheat looks forward to Sorghum U/Wheat U each ...

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When tackling a building project, many find it helpful to follow a plan and use the right tool to save time, which will often also increase the likelihood of the desired outcome in completing the task. In much the same way, veterinarians make choices regarding antibiotic selections in cattle, said the experts at Kansas State University’s ...

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Scientist Peer Ederer, whose international company conducts research and communicates scientific evidence about the role of animals in the global food system, will be the featured speaker for the Henry C. Gardiner Global Food Systems lecture Oct. 7 at Kansas State University. Ederer’s talk – titled ‘Scientific Evidence Behind the Role of Livestock and Meat Production in ...

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It’s no secret small talk often revolves around the weather, but it’s been happening far longer than most suspect. Though the Greeks and Romans observed July and August to be downright miserable as summer reached its peak, they attributed the sweltering heat to a celestial coincidence that included a nearby star and our Sun. The additional ...