1 year ago
Northwest Kansas has been struggling to get into a harvest rhythm. With high humidity and scattered showers, combines can’t begin rolling until mid-afternoon in most cases. Overall, harvest is getting started about 10 days to two weeks later than normal. Multiple thunderstorms have come through the area, bringing with them large hail and causing significant ...

1 year ago
Kansas State University officials have announced a pair of meetings in early August to help farmers make fast-approaching decisions on growing winter canola. K-State canola breeder Mike Stamm said the meetings come “at a critical time” when producers have a renewed interest in growing winter canola, largely due to last spring’s announcement by Scoular that it will be ...

1 year ago
Based on July 1 conditions, Kansas' winter wheat production is forecast at 208 million bushels, down 15 percent from last year, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Average yield is forecast at 32 bushels per acre, down 5 bushels from 2022. Area to be harvested for grain is estimated at 6.5 million acres, ...

1 year ago
Engaged Kansas has added Kansas Agriculture and Rural Leadership (KARL) and the Kansas Bankers Association (KBA) to its coalition of organizations that are encouraging and supporting civic-minded individuals to consider local public service. “There are many great organizations across Kansas developing resources for citizens to run for and engage in local civic government,” says Brenden Wirth, ...

1 year ago
While most people think of flies as a single entity, there are actually four species that impact livestock herds: houseflies, horn flies, stable flies and face flies. K-State Research and Extension veterinary entomologist Cassandra Olds outlines the best ways to control flies in livestock herds, a problem that she says “plagues most producers most years.” “Lucky for us, ...

1 year ago
Harvest continues to plod along into the second week of July, and farmers who still have wheat left to cut are facing rain delays and hail, leading to a long, drawn-out wheat harvest. From July 3 to July 9, there were only 4.1 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) ...

1 year ago
Tim and Marta Belstra of DeMotte, Indiana, have invested in the grain science and industry department at Kansas State University by creating the Belstra Family Professorship in Feed Science. Chad Paulk, associate professor of feed science and management, is the first to receive the award, which will support his research and teaching activities. Paulk's research focuses on feed processing, ...

1 year ago
In agricultural circles, it’s often jokingly said that to test the strength of a marriage, just work cattle together. Anyone who has helped move cattle can share that processing time is often stressful not only for the animals but the people as well. To minimize everyone’s stress, the team of experts at the Kansas State University ...

1 year ago
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 ...

1 year ago
Kansas wheat harvest is 46% complete, well behind 80% last year, and behind 63% for the five-year average, according to the official statistics provided by the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service in its crop progress report for the week ending July 2, 2023. Winter wheat conditions rated 51% very poor to poor, 33% fair and ...

1 year ago
One of the highlights of the summer for many 4-Hers is taking their livestock projects to the county fair, but unexpected health challenges can keep those animals from being eligible to show, says Kansas State University veterinarian Bob Larson. Speaking on a Beef Cattle Institute Cattle Chat podcast, Larson said: “Ringworm and warts are two of the most ...