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The 2026 Kansas wheat harvest will be remembered as one of the most weather-challenged seasons in recent memory. Following a warm winter and a dry, windy spring, much of the crop matured weeks ahead of normal, setting the stage for one of the earliest harvests on record. However, prolonged drought and late freeze events had ...

7 days ago
U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson from Pennsylvania introduced bipartisan agricultural labor reform legislation this week. The Securing Agriculture’s Workforce Act of 2026 would make key improvements to the accessibility and cost of agricultural labor through the H-2A visa program. “It’s time to bring the H-2A program into the 21st century,” Thompson said. “Producers have been sounding ...

2 weeks ago
Kansas animal health officials and scientists are stressing that a current outbreak of New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite affecting livestock and other animals, does not pose a food safety concern for consumers. “This is not a food safety concern, and that’s an important point we want everyone to understand,” said Dr. Sarah McReynolds, assistant animal ...

2 weeks ago
After several days of scorching temperatures and dry conditions, farmers have been able to get back into the fields. Harvest is making steady progress, with the possibility of harvest wrapping up soon, as long as the weather cooperates. According to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service crop progress report ending June 28, 2026, the Kansas wheat ...

2 weeks ago
A cool, wet start to the 2026 growing season has pushed tar spot to the top of Kansas corn growers’ disease concerns, according to Kansas State University row crop specialist Rodrigo Onofre. Onofre said tar spot, a relatively new but increasingly familiar disease in Kansas, has already been confirmed in three northeast Kansas counties. Spring weather conditions ...

2 weeks ago
Many home gardeners understand a sad truth about the corn earworm: the little critter loves sweet corn just as much as humans do. It creates a yearly battle to fight back the pesky insect. The adult corn earworm moth lays eggs on developing corn silks and as soon as the eggs hatch, larval corn earworms go ...

2 weeks ago
The National Grazing Lands Coalition (NGLC) is hosting a workshop July 28-29 in Manhattan focused on grazing management. According to the Kansas Livestock Association, the program will blend in-depth classroom instruction with hands-on field experience, while covering topics such as reducing fire risk, restoring soil health and increasing the long-term economic viability of the ranch. Registration is ...

3 weeks ago
Harvest is over halfway complete, resulting in what may be one of the earliest harvests in recent memories. Drought conditions and late freeze events are top contributing factors to the early harvest. While the wheat is mostly ready across the state, rains are still keeping some farmers out of the fields. Jay Armstrong, a farmer from ...

3 weeks ago
Harvest has come to a halt for many in the state of Kansas due to thunderstorms starting Saturday afternoon. The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service crop progress report ending June 21, 2026, states that the Kansas wheat harvest is 58 percent complete, well ahead of the 26 percent five-year average. Winter wheat conditions were rated ...

3 weeks ago
Apex Bait Technologies is developing a new and innovative product for the safe and inexpensive control of stable flies, house flies and other filth flies. The technology is a bait product that leads to complete fly mortality without the development of resistance. The current prototype has demonstrated more than 90% stable fly mortality within two ...

3 weeks ago
Harvest moves steadily across the state of Kansas while navigating through a challenging season. Producers have reported being delayed in harvest due to scattered thunderstorms in their areas; others are reporting they have completed harvest for the season. Derek Sawyer, a farmer in McPherson County, reported finishing up wheat harvest on June 15. “We started cutting but ...