8 months ago
We adopted him from a nearby city animal shelter’s barn cat adoption program. They adopted him out to us because he was deemed “too bite-y” to be a house cat. An expert mouser with some serious cattitude, he rotated his time between our shop, farm office and barn. He viciously clawed my office chair one afternoon when I turned ...

8 months ago
The wheat streak mosaic virus, transmitted by wheat curl mites that reside in volunteer wheat, poses problems for producers and requires thorough management, according to Kansas State University wheat disease specialist Kelsey Andersen Onofre. “They kind of are this family of viruses that are vectored by a tiny mite that we call the wheat curl mite. ...

8 months ago
Kansas State University extension agents and watershed specialists will host a livestock water systems tour on April 11-12 at several sites in northeast Kansas. Officials say the free event will offer expert advice to producers about various livestock watering options to safeguard water quality. These projects will include a hands-on tire tank installation, solar panel pumping ...

8 months ago
An historic $1.5 billion is available in fiscal year 2024 to invest in partner-driven conservation and climate solutions through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP).  The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting project proposals now through July 2, 2024, that will help farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners adopt and expand conservation strategies to enhance ...

8 months ago
Working in agriculture often involves a series of decisions, including which crops should be planted in a rotation, what inputs are most economical, and -- in the case of rebuilding the cow herd -- should replacement females that were born to first-calf heifers be retained? This was the question that the Kansas State University Beef Cattle ...

8 months ago
A team of Kansas State University watershed specialists have revised a publication with tips on how to safeguard the state’s water resources while providing grazing animals with the water they need. Herschel George, who retired in 2020 as a K-State watershed specialist in southeast Kansas, said the publication, Waterers and Watering Systems: A Handbook for Livestock Producers ...

8 months ago
We have crossed the invisible threshold into spring. While Mother Nature may not be as sure, and we will have some days that feel like winter, we are in the home stretch of the wintry weather and warmer days are ahead. Those of us in agriculture know that those warmer days mean longer days. Our busy ...

8 months ago
The vice president of research at a Midwestern company aiming to develop a common weed into valuable biofuel feedstock will be speaking at Kansas State University on April 9. Ratan Chopra’s talk highlights the 37th annual Elmer G. Heyne Crop Science Lecture, hosted by K-State’s Department of Agronomy. His talk is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. in ...

8 months ago
Three newly hired apprentices at two companies say the chance to earn money while they learn more about their jobs was one of the main reasons they considered positions created through Kansas Farm Bureau’s (KFB) award-winning Rural Kansas Apprenticeship Program (RKAP). South Bend Industrial Hemp used the program to hire Joseph Rogers and Kaidence Sanchez as hemp ...

8 months ago
Kansas corn experts believe new EPA tailpipe emissions standards will have negative implications for consumers, farmers and the rural economy. Kansas Corn Growers Association leaders said the EPA is ignoring the environmental and economic benefits of ethanol, a carbon-smart fuel that is already a clean air solution in affordable vehicles desired by consumers. Instead, the agency ...

8 months ago
Founding Father and inventor Benjamin Franklin once said, “By failing to plan, you are preparing to fail.” In the cattle business, that sentiment rings true when it comes to executing an artificial insemination breeding strategy, said the experts at the Kansas State University Beef Cattle Institute. Speaking on a recent Cattle Chat podcast, K-State veterinarian Brad White said ...