4 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 ...

4 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 ...

4 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 ...

1 month 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 ...

1 month 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 ...

1 month 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 ...

1 month ago
The Kansas Beef Council (KBC) last week hosted an On the Farm STEM experience for 24 Kansas educators representing middle and high school science classrooms from both rural and urban communities across the state. The educators learned to use food and agriculture as a vehicle for teaching science while building students’ understanding of where their ...

1 month ago
Kansas wheat harvest continues to advance despite challenges from drought, freeze damage and market volatility. Producers report generally below-average yields and acceptable quality, with residue management and untimely weather playing key roles in this year’s crop. Lane Klepper, a producer from Barton County, reported that his family started harvest on June 5, and is three days ...

1 month ago
Harvest is well underway across the state, with progress varying by region. According to the Kansas Wheat Commission, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service crop progress report ending June 14th indicates wheat harvest is 28 percent complete, well ahead of last year. Winter wheat conditions were rated 25 percent very poor, 32 percent poor, 29 percent ...

1 month ago
As more Kansas farmers consider practices like no-till and cover crops, a common question remains: Do soil health practices pay off? Research presented by Kansas State University agricultural policy specialist Jennifer Ifft at a soil health field day suggests the answer may depend less on how many practices are adopted, and more on how well those ...

1 month ago
The New World screwworm has arrived in the United States. For years, ranchers across Southern states have prepared for a potential invasion of the flesh-eating parasite that can wreak havoc on livestock, pets and even humans. Though the United States went decades without a confirmed case of the invasive pest, it’s now made its way across the ...