2 years ago
Kansas Farm Bureau is the Voice of Agriculture during the legislative session in Topeka, where staff follow the grassroots policies adopted by members to improve farming, ranching and rural living for all Kansans. According to the organization, here are are five ways they used member-directed policy to advocate for agriculture in Topeka this legislative session: Water KFB supported the ...

2 years ago
 Despite rapid increases in input costs, widespread drought and low yield, net income on Kansas farms held strong in 2022, according to a report from the Kansas Farm Management Association. In fact, KFMA executive director Mark Dikeman said he is “relieved that income was as high as it was” considering the adversity that many Kansas farmers faced ...

2 years ago
Kansas State University will receive $1.15 million as part of a five-state project that aims to help underserved populations in rural communities gain access to local and healthy foods. Rial Carver, a co-leader of K-State Research and Extension’s Local Foods Transdisciplinary Team, said the program will be part of one of 12 regional food business centers supported ...

2 years ago
Kansas State University's Technology Development Institute has designed and constructed a water disinfection demonstration trailer to showcase water treatment technology options to farmers and promote food safety. The project resulted from a collaboration with Londa Nwadike, state extension food safety specialist for Kansas and Missouri. Nwadike has a joint appointment with Kansas State University and the University of Missouri ...

2 years ago
Month after month without enough rain has made Kansas the epicenter of a stubborn drought covering parts of the Great Plains. While the drought that plagued almost the entire western half of the U.S. last year has relented, it has only gotten worse in Kansas. The state is experiencing the most severe drought in the country and its ...

2 years ago
There is a new staffer at the Kansas Corn organization. According to Kansas Corn, Taylor Williamson is the new director of policy and regulatory affairs. In this role he will represent Kansas corn growers on legislative and regulatory affairs on local, state and national levels. Williamson will begin his role with Kansas Corn on July 10. “I’m very ...

2 years ago
When looking at a sibling, have you ever wondered how in the world could they have come from the same parents? Whether it is the eye color, hair color or general personality, each person inherits a different mix of genes from their parents with the exception being people who are born as indentical twins or triplets. ...

2 years ago
Depending on the time of year, army cutworms and armyworms can be a nemesis to farmers. But in late spring, they’d much rather be dealing with the army cutworm. “In the last week or two, the army cutworm is becoming an adult moth,” said Kansas State University entomologist Jeff Whitworth. “By Memorial Day weekend, those moths get ...

2 years ago
The application period is now open for the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). According to the USDA, RCPP leverages a voluntary approach to conservation that expands the reach of conservation efforts and climate-smart agriculture through public-private partnerships. In addition to the funding opportunity, NRCS has embarked on a concerted effort to streamline and simplify RCPP and improve the experience for partners, producers ...

2 years ago
The U.S. Department of Agriculture  is making assistance available for dairy producers with the new Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program (ODMAP). According to the agency, ODMAP is established to help mitigate market volatility, higher input and transportation costs, and unstable feed supply and prices that have created unique hardships in the organic dairy industry. Specifically, under ...

2 years ago
Kansas State University beef extension specialists will host a series of producer-oriented webinars in May and June to address cattle production challenges amid ongoing drought throughout Kansas. The webinars are scheduled on consecutive Wednesdays beginning May 24 at 11 a.m. (Central time). The topics include: May 24 – Using Basis and Margin Tools for Making Real World Ranch Management Decisions ...