8 months ago
An Agricultural Technology Management Degree is among new fields of study at a college in Southwest Kansas. According to Garden City Community College in a partnership with Newman University they are expanding access to bachelor’s degree opportunities in Southwest Kansas. Since its launch in 2024, the program has received overwhelming support, with 55 students currently enrolled, ...

8 months ago
The Secure Beef Supply (SBS) website, www.securebeef.org, has been redesigned to better serve the growing number of users seeking new, updated biosecurity resources. According to Julia Herman, beef cattle specialist and veterinarian with NCBA, producers can use the new resources to be proactive and customize their biosecurity plan before one is needed. She said a biosecurity ...

8 months ago
Just hearing the word ‘ticks’ puts some people on edge as they consider the diseases the parasite sometimes gives to its human hosts. In much the same way, a tick bite can also infect cattle with disease, according to the experts at Kansas State University’s Beef Cattle Institute. Speaking on a recent Cattle Chat podcast, K-State parasitologist Brian Herrin ...

8 months ago
As part of its statewide summer campaign, the Kansas Beef Council (KBC) has placed nine billboards across Kansas to connect with consumers during one of the busiest beef-buying seasons of the year. According to the organization, each billboard is designed to evoke a familiar feeling—coming home to a meal made with beef. Featuring phrases like “There’s ...

8 months ago
Kansas State University officials say that a July conference on the use of artificial intelligence in agriculture is an opportunity to involve farmers and ranchers in the development of machinery that is transforming their business. AI in Kansas Ag will be held July 22 at The Ranch House in Lyndon. There is no cost to attend, but ...

8 months ago
Cattle incapable of relieving themselves of high temperatures experience heat stress. Humans alleviate overheating through sweating, but Kansas State University beef extension veterinarian A.J. Tarpoff said cattle do not have that option. “Heat stress coping behaviors is what we see when cattle are adapting to warmer temperatures,” he said. “Whenever we get hot, we sweat to ...

8 months ago
Fourteen high school students gathered around tanks of liquid nitrogen storing bull genetics that will be sent all over the world. They ask questions to Nicole Goodenow, laboratory administrator at the Kansas Artificial Breeding Service Unit (KABSU). This is a first for many of these students to see firsthand how Kansas State University utilizes reproductive technology to support ...

8 months ago
When seated at the dinner table, it is easy to detect who are the fast eaters in the group. But if those people are unwell, the desire to eat and the amount of food consumed can change. While that is true for people, cattle also change their eating habits when they are uncomfortable, say the experts ...

9 months ago
 Clean clothes might not top the list when thinking about farm safety, but proper hygiene can play a vital role in preventing the spread of disease and chemical exposure, according to Tawnie Larson, program manager for the Kansas Agriculture Safety and Health Program at Kansas State University. “Workers can become contaminated with different substances as they ...

9 months ago
The Kansas Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for a second round of grants under the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure program. Nearly $6.46 million was awarded to the agency in 2023 through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service for this program, and 49 grants were awarded in 2024 ...

9 months ago
Combines will soon be rolling across Kansas for wheat harvest, with other crops not too far in the future. Part of the tradition in farm country is feeding the people working to bring in the harvest. Kansas State University food scientist Karen Blakeslee says meals in the field follow many of the same guidelines for safe ...