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Kansas State University wheat specialist Romulo Lollato says farmers should consider what they might be missing when choosing to leave winter wheat out of their usual crop rotations. Lollato notes that wheat acres in Kansas have been decreasing at a rate of approximately 2% every year since 2005. Nationally, that decline remains at about 1.5%. Often, ...

2 weeks ago
Ready to make 2025 your year of baking? Resolve to rise to the challenge and take your baking skills to the next level by entering the 2025 National Festival of Breads. Entries are open now through January 16, 2025, for the biennial competition for amateur bakers. “The National Festival of Breads showcases the creativity of home ...

2 weeks ago
This season’s first calf arrived a little over four weeks early this year. For humans this may not seem that impossible, but calves born more than four weeks early rarely live past a day or two. The little guy weighed in at 35 pounds, half the size of a typical newborn. Our mama cows have great ...

2 weeks ago
Kansas State University researchers have published the findings of a study that looks at a seemingly simple way to add another layer of protection for the U.S. swine industry against a crippling, viral disease. K-State swine production specialist and veterinarian Jordan Gebhardt said scientists have used some common household items to test their ability to detect ...

2 weeks ago
Many people maintain a garden in the summer and enjoy eating the bounty of their homegrown produce. Similarly, cattle producers raise freezer beef for themselves and to share with family and friends. On a recent Kansas State University Beef Cattle Institute Cattle Chat podcast, a listener asked how to take an 850-pound steer to finish weight on the ...

2 weeks ago
Nearly 400 Farm Bureau members of Kansas on Monday wrapped up business for their farm organization during Kansas Farm Bureau’s 106th annual meeting. According to the organization, the policies adopted will now become the organization’s road map for the 2025 legislative session. Topics of discussion included water, animal health and energy, among other issues. Wilson County farmer Joe ...

2 weeks ago
Kansas officials are reporting that a program that helps low-income families purchase fresh fruits and vegetables at farmer’s markets and grocery stores topped more than $1.1 million in benefits in the past year. Erin Bishop, manager of the Double Up Food Bucks program coordinated through K-State Research and Extension, added that the number of vendors (mostly farmers markets) ...

2 weeks ago
The Kansas Department of Agriculture’s Marketing and Promotions Advisory Board will meet at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, December 13, 2024. This is a regularly scheduled board meeting that will be held at the KDA office at 1320 Research Park Dr. in Manhattan. The mission of the KDA Agricultural Marketing, Advocacy and Outreach Team is to serve ...

3 weeks ago
The 75th Annual Arkansas River Compact Administration (ARCA) annual meeting will be on Friday, December 13, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. CST at the Clarion Inn, 1911 E Kansas Ave. in Garden City, Kansas. The meeting agenda will be posted on the ARCA website at www.co-ks-arkansasrivercompactadmin.org. ARCA administers provisions of the Kansas-Colorado Arkansas River Compact, including operations of the ...

3 weeks ago
Each day on his drive to K-State’s football stadium, Coach Bill Snyder remembered driving past the agricultural research plots. That stadium now bears his name - as does a new wheat variety developed by K-State’s wheat breeding program. For the 2024 year-end giving season, everyone can be a part of launching the KS Bill Snyder ...

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Come January, soybean farmers in Kansas can unite in a new way to recognize good news in agriculture. The inaugural Kansas Soybean Celebration debuts January 31 in Salina and invites growers to join for an evening of awards, camaraderie and celebratory remarks. “We are starting a new tradition at Kansas Soybean with the creation of the ...