5 months ago
Outside forces have made managing forage even more important in cattle production, says Kansas State University beef systems specialist Jaymelynn Farney. Insect invasions, new tools (technology and feed ingredients) for cow-calf operation, and understanding silage… “they’re all important topics that affect cattle producer’s profits,” Farney said. Farney said those are some topics that will highlight the annual ...

5 months ago
Entries now can be submitted for the Kansas Junior Livestock Show (KJLS), which will be held October 3-5 at the Kansas State Fairgrounds in Hutchinson. According to the Kansas Livestock Association, participants must enter online at www.kjls.net by midnight August 15 to avoid a higher fee. Late entries will be accepted at double the cost through August ...

5 months ago
Russell Kern, a nine-year 4-H member from Chase, Kansas, is the recipient of the Home Baking Association’s 2025 Bake to Give: Maddie Kruse Youth Award. Kern’s leadership, generosity and enthusiasm for teaching others through baking are inspiring. Kern is a Kansas 4-H member who exemplifies the values of the wheat-growing and baking communities. Kern has ...

6 months ago
Organizers for a series that provides practical information and current research to help sorghum growers improve production on their farms have announced that three sites in Kansas will host the popular field days in late August. The Kansas Grain Sorghum Commission, K-State Department of Plant Pathology, and K-State Research and Extension will host the 2025 Sorghum ...

6 months ago
As Kansas wheat farmers look ahead to next year’s crop, two upcoming educational events offer timely tools and expert insight to support strong decision-making for fall planting. High Plains Journal’s HPJ Live runs Aug. 6-8 in Wichita, combining multiple crop‑focused “U-Events” with a tradeshow and networking opportunities. Then, on Aug. 20 in Pratt, Wheat Rx ...

6 months ago
A group of families across Kansas have been recognized as a “Farm Family of the Year”. Each year, Kansas Farm Bureau recognizes outstanding Farm Bureau families who have distinguished themselves through participation in Farm Bureau programs and leadership, family activities, community and civic service, as well as displaying good farm operation management. These Farm Family of ...

6 months ago
In the cattle industry, experience matters, but for many women, gaining hands-on experience can be a challenge. Whether they’ve married into an operation, desire a career in beef production systems, or are trying to start their own herd from scratch, women often find themselves expected to help manage livestock without ever having been taught how. Cow Camp ...

6 months ago
Kansas producers are facing weed management challenges in grain sorghum, wheat stubble and soybean fields, according to Kansas State University weed management specialist Sarah Lancaster. Lancaster said there aren’t many post-emergence herbicide options for grain sorghum currently on the market. “Aim is labeled for post-emergence use in grain sorghum, but it’s only effective on very small pigweeds,” ...

6 months ago
A calf’s digestive system is shaped by more than time. Diet, milk intake and early environmental exposure all influence rumen development. On a recent episode of the Kansas State University Beef Cattle Institute’s Cattle Chat podcast, specialists discussed how differences in calf nutrition between beef and dairy systems affect herd performance. Billy Brown, K-State dairy cattle nutritionist, said dairy ...

6 months ago
Regardless of the type of competition or adversity being faced, preparation is key. This year’s Helwig Farms Quarter-Scale Tractor Team took that message to heart, leaving Manhattan knowing it had put in the work throughout the academic year to have another successful run at the 28th-annual American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers’ International Quarter-Scale Tractor Student Design ...

6 months ago
Larson Ranch, owned and operated by Brady and Kyla Larson, will host the August 21 KLA/Kansas State University Ranch Management Field Day near Leoti. Educational sessions will cover the future of yield grading and bovine congestive heart failure. With the current Yield Grade equation no longer representative of the true red meat yield of today’s cattle, ...