7 months ago
Several Kansas Corn leaders and staff participated in the U.S. Grains Council’s 65th Board of Delegates Annual Meeting in Grand Rapids, MI. Representing Kansas: KCGA board member Brent Rogers, Hoxie; Kansas Corn Commissioners Dennis McNinch, Utica, and Derek Belton, Tampa; USGC Past Chairman Terry Vinduska, Marion, and Past USGC Chairman and KCGA Member Brent Boydston; Kansas ...

7 months ago
The Kansas Water Authority currently is accepting applications for all 14 Regional Advisory Committees (RAC) within the state. According to the Kansas Livestock Association, committee members will serve as a voice in their community and help shape statewide water planning. Each RAC meets to discuss local water matters and advises the Kansas Water Authority and Kansas Water ...

7 months ago
Breeding season might be over for some, but bulls still need some attention. Kansas State University veterinarians Brad White and Todd Gunderson, and beef cattle nutritionist Phillip Lancaster say rest and proper nutrition are essential for helping bulls recover and prepare for the next cycle. “A bull may lose anywhere from 100-200 pounds of bodyweight during ...

7 months ago
Kansas wheat producers depend on USDA programs every year, but how those programs are delivered can make the difference between smooth support and frustrating delays. In Episode 316 of the Wheat’s On Your Mind podcast, Kansas FSA State Director David Schemm joins the show to explain what’s happening behind the scenes at the Farm Service Agency and ...

7 months ago
Kansas State University has announced that one of the country’s leading authorities on diseases that can jump from animals to humans will be the 12th speaker in the popular Henry C. Gardiner Global Food Systems lecture series. Dr. Megin Nichols, DVM, MPH, DACVPM, director of the Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases in the U.S. Centers ...

7 months ago
Larson Ranch, owned by Brady and Kyla Larson, will host the August 21 Kansas Livestock Association (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 ...

7 months ago
Garden City Community College’s Crop Production program is proud to announce the launch of a new course, Technology in Agriculture, in collaboration with NASA Acres, NASA’s national initiative focused on advancing agricultural innovation through Earth observation technology. The course is designed to immerse students in the cutting-edge tools that are transforming today’s agricultural industry. Through a dynamic ...

7 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 ...

7 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 ...

7 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 ...

7 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 ...