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Join Kansas State University on Sept. 27 and 28 for Celebrate Agriculture Weekend, two days of activities for all ages hosted by the College of Agriculture. According to KSU, from an exclusive College of Agriculture experience for high school students to pregame activities for children, alumni and friends, the Celebrate Agriculture Weekend offers a little something ...

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The relationship between winter wheat planting dates and grain yields can be characterized by a bell curve, according to K-State wheat production specialist Romulo Lollato. Seeding should occur at the curve’s peak or optimum point to minimize the risk of yield loss. Lollato said this relationship makes winter wheat planting dates that maximize crop performance specific ...

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A senior from Brookville is among team member who helped the Fort Hays State University Rodeo Team begin the season with big wins in their initial competitions, first in Manhattan and then in Colby. According to FHSU, leading the way for the Tiger Rodeo Team was FHSU freshman Hailey Witte from Crookston, Neb. Witte is the ...

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The Kansas Corn Commission’s education program, Kansas Corn STEM, is celebrating a mileston. According to the organization, the science, technology, engineering, and math or STEM program, reached  104,645 Kansas students and suppored 3,844 Kansas educators in the 2023-24 school year. Kansas Corn STEM was created to increase agriculture education in the K-12 classroom through STEM-based classroom ...

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Anyone who has ever left the house in a rush knows that it is not the ideal way to start the day, as important things can be left behind. And, the stress of the exit can leave a person feeling uneasy. Similarly, when preparing young calves for sale day, moving them in a hurry and not ...

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Leaders from the Kansas Corn Growers Association and National Corn Growers are frustrated with a recommendation by the U.S. Department of Commerce to impose preliminary countervailing duty rates on imports of the herbicide 2,4-D. Kansas Corn leaders said input costs are high enough without government tariffs to push them even higher. KCGA President J.D. Hanna, ...

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September signals the Kansas State Fair, football games and, specifically for Kansas farmers, the kickoff of wheat planting season. While producers may be eyeing opportunities with moisture availability or to increase forage for a dual-purpose system, K-State experts cautioned producers not to start planting too early, lest their fields suffer from disease, insect and weed ...

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U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) and U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS) introduced legislation to prevent the federal government from using taxpayer dollars to seize private property to be used for a proposed National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor (NIETC). The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced a NIETC proposal to consider ...

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It is sunflower season in the sunflower state and harvest is just around the corner, starting mid-September into October. As seed heads begin to ripen, protecting them from birds is essential. said Kansas State University horticulture expert Cynthia Domenghini, who recommends covering the heads once the petals begin turning brown with a paper sack or cheesecloth ...

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The Centers for Disease Control says they've yet to identify the cause of a bird flu infection in Missouri. Last week, the CDC disclosed a patient had been hospitalized with the bird flu, despite not having any contact with farm work or infected animals. On Thursday, officials said the patient has since recovered, but they haven't ...

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What tools does a rancher use to enhance his productivity? A pair of pliers? A tractor? A working chute? Today we’ll meet a young Kansas woman who works with another set of ranching tools, but these are high-tech and digital. Last week we learned about Eric Wagner of Diamond W Custom Machine Works. His wife, Katie, works ...