2 years ago
From the outside, it may seem as though the success of Kansas farms is evident only by lush crops growing in a field, or burly livestock grazing green pastures, but Margit Kaltenekker knows better. “The true value of our farm families,” says Kaltenekker, an agricultural and natural resources agent in K-State Research and Extension’s Douglas County ...

2 years ago
Kansas Farm Bureau’s Campaign School is accepting registrations for a two-day strategy session on April 19-20 to train current and future office holders. Campaign managers and volunteer leaders are also encouraged to register for training on evaluating candidates, selecting campaign issues, fundraising, budgeting, and creating effective communication strategies, among other topics. According to the organization, this nonpartisan, ...

2 years ago
Each year, Kansas State University tests the performance of the major crops grown in the state to provide unbiased, agronomic information to producers, extensional workers and seed industry personnel. In 2022, Mother Nature had her own plans. The university’s 2022 tests for four major crops – corn, sorghum, soybeans and sunflowers -- were hindered by drought across ...

2 years ago
Good nutrition is important to overall health, and it begins at birth. said the experts at the Kansas State University Beef Cattle Institute on a recent Cattle Chat podcast where they discussed the importance of the calves nursing within the first 24 hours of life. “Colostrum is the first milk that the calf gets from its mother that ...

2 years ago
A Kansas State University agricultural economist is encouraging farmers to know their options before considering a pair of crop insurance policies that would allow them to increase their coverage for row crops beyond what is allowed for individual policies. Jenny Ifft said the March 15 deadline to sign up for crop insurance includes options for what ...

2 years ago
 Kansas State University has been awarded $25 million through the State of Kansas' Department of Commerce Challenge Grant program for an infrastructure project in the College of Agriculture. According to K-State, the Kansas Legislature challenged all state educational institutions to leverage private monies with the state funds at a three-to-one ratio for facilities construction and renovation projects. ...

2 years ago
A wave of warm weather in the middle of February may draw the attention to winter grain mites – a concern to many farmers – but Kansas State University field crop entomologist Jeff Whitworth said they aren’t doing any damage right now. “Most winter grain mites are in the egg stage right now. There are a ...

2 years ago
The Kansas Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for the 2023 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. Funds for the program are awarded to the agency by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service. According to the agency, the grant funds are in turn granted to projects and organizations to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops ...

2 years ago
When fighting a bacterial infection, often it means a trip to the doctor’s office to obtain a prescription. And when it comes to livestock and companion animals, a veterinarian is the professional guiding the treatment protocol. In the U.S., the regulating agency overseeing antibiotic use is the Food and Drug Administration, and it is instituting a ...

2 years ago
No need to tell Kansas wheat producers, but drought has really been a bummer for the hard red winter wheat crop. On Jan. 17, the USDA’s Economic Research Service reported that 59% of the winter wheat production in the United States is within an area experiencing drought. The Kansas wheat crop is still rated as good/excellent, according to ...

2 years ago
A Kansas State University program that helps to sustain locally owned rural grocery stores has received a grant aimed at boosting the success of grocers owned by the people who shop there, often called Food Co-ops or cooperatives. Rial Carver, leader of K-State Research and Extension’s Rural Grocery Initiative, said the program has received a USDA ...