4 weeks ago
Barby Ranch of Clark and Comanche counties has been selected as the recipient of the 2024 Kansas Leopold Conservation Award®. The award honors farmers, ranchers, and forestland owners who go above and beyond in the management of soil health, water quality, and wildlife habitat on working land. Barby Ranch’s owners, Bill and Debbie Barby, were presented with ...

4 weeks ago
We are on the eve of Thanksgiving and one of the most iconic meals of the year. Who does not crave the turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, rolls, cranberries, pumpkin pie, etc. I know my plan is to fall asleep in front of the TV in a turkey induced food coma. The American Farm Bureau Federation has ...

1 month ago
The Kansas State University meat judging team captured its first national title in more than 30 years when it was crowned champions at the International Intercollegiate Meat Judging Contest in Dakota City, Nebraska. The last time K-State won the title was in 1992. The team posted the top scores in beef judging, pork judging, placings, reasons ...

1 month ago
Kansas Wheat, in collaboration with Kansas State University researchers, has officially kicked off a new educational campaign aimed at farmers, landowners, financial institutions and policymakers. “Wheat: Beyond the Value of the Grain” emphasizes the wide-ranging advantages of including winter wheat in a cropping system, extending far beyond the grain’s market price. “The role that wheat plays ...

1 month ago
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 ...

1 month ago
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 ...

1 month ago
 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 ...

1 month ago
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 month 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 ...

1 month ago
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 ...

1 month ago
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 ...