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Dodge City Community College hosted its November Science Café on Thursday in the DC3 Library. According to the school, the topic was “Groundwater Testing in Southwest Kansas,” and DC3 students participating in the Kansas Groundwater Geopaths program presented the data they had compiled from testing water well contaminates in Pratt, Kiowa, Edwards, Barton, Stafford, and Pawnee ...

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Kansas State University survived a pair of nail-biting finishes on Tuesday to win the team and individual titles at the 119th National Collegiate Livestock Judging contest, which pits the nation’s top collegiate livestock judges in cattle, swine and sheep/goat competitions. Senior Jacob Klaudt (Beulah, North Dakota) scored 964 points for a four-point win over Oklahoma State’s Anna ...

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 There are new flexibilities for winter grazing on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) land in Kansas. According to Senator Roger Marshall's office, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved the state’s request for a waiver allowing the Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director to approve CRP grazing until March 1st, 2025 on a case-by-case basis. “Increased ...

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The State Conservation Commission will hold its regular meeting on Sunday, November 24, 2024, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency, 400 W. Waterman St. in Wichita. The SCC consists of five elected commissioners; two appointed members representing the Kansas State University Agriculture Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service; and two appointed members representing the ...

1 year ago
Many people add such supplements as vitamins, minerals, probiotics and botanicals to their diet for a variety of reasons, but often it is to maintain or improve their health. Feed additives are also incorporated in cattle diets with a similar end goal, say the experts at the Kansas State University's Beef Cattle Institute. Speaking on a recent Cattle ...

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Worldwide, many agricultural soils are deficient in the nutrient zinc – despite the fact that farmers use fertilizers enriched with the element. This limits crop yields and reduces food quality. It’s estimated that roughly a third of the global population consume foods low in zinc, which can increase sickness and death in early childhood, as ...

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Kansas’ sorghum harvest may be winding down, but a group of state and university groups are just getting started with efforts to help the state’s producers. The Sorghum Connection Series – consisting of officials from the Kansas Grain Sorghum Commission and Kansas State University – will hold three field days in early December aimed at supporting ...

1 year ago
An official with the Kansas Crop Improvement Association encourages the state’s farmers to look for signs of a wild triticale hybrid found recently in wheat fields. Marion Spiering, the manager of field services and seed certification for KCIA, said the wheat and triticale hybrid “wasn’t intentionally crossed.” “We found it in three locations this summer and it was a ...

1 year ago
Real quick – check the tag on your shirt. No, I won’t respond with the classic pick-up line claiming you’re made in heaven (but that checks out too). Rather, look at the ingredients of the shirt. How much of it is polyester? Rayon? What about cotton percentage? We often forget about the composition of our clothing ...

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Wheat foods get caught in a crossfire of fad diets and misinformation ranging from low-carb diets like Atkins to pushes for gluten-free foods following Wheat Belly. Luckily, producers have a powerful ally to combat these negative trends - the Wheat Foods Council, the industry organization that works to fuel demand for U.S. wheat, set the ...

1 year ago
Get ready to aim for a great cause! The Kansas Farm Bureau Foundation is planning an upcoming Sporting Clay Shoot at Powder Creek Shooting Park on Friday, Nov. 22.  Everyone is invited for a day of fun, camaraderie and philanthropy as we support the End Hunger Program. According to the organization, Powder Creek Shooting Park, Kansas ...