9 months ago
With declining Ogallala Aquifer levels and rising input costs, efficient irrigation is more critical than ever for Kansas farmers. Since 1989, irrigated acres in western Kansas have dropped by nearly 11%, making water efficiency a growing priority for producers. Experts say optimizing irrigation systems can cut water waste by up to 25% while maintaining or ...

9 months ago
Kansas State University graduate student Lauren Frink and her research team have evaluated consumer’s perceptions of the flavor of three muscles in the round after extended periods of wet aging as part of a larger project to highlight less popular cuts of meat. Frink’s results will be included in the annual research report for K-State’s 112th annual ...

9 months ago
The Kansas Department of Agriculture has hired Suzanne Ryan-Numrich to serve as the director of the KDA Division of Agriculture Marketing, Advocacy and Outreach. The Division of Ag Marketing serves Kansans through efforts to retain and grow farms, ranches and agribusinesses, expand the Kansas agriculture industry, assist rural Kansas communities, and raise awareness of and ...

9 months ago
There's no place like the tallgrass prairie of Kansas and Oklahoma, and a Kansas State University researcher is working to protect grazing lands in the prairie through education and improved land-management practices. Phillip Lancaster, clinical assistant professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine, is conducting a project to develop resources for grazing education and conservation with the ...

9 months ago
Tracking the price of grain - whether on an app or tuning into the right radio station for the market reports - is an important and routine part of farming. Still, Kansas Wheat and K-State wheat researchers encourage producers to look beyond the value of the bushels in the bin when deciding on their crop ...

9 months ago
Compared to most other farm crops grown in Kansas, grain sorghum has a reputation for being tolerant to heat, and in 2024, that was a good thing. The National Centers for Environmental Information reports that 2024 was the second warmest year on record in Kansas over the past 130 years, with an average daily temperature of 57.5 degrees ...

9 months ago
The other day, my old cow friend, Buffalo, died. She was the kindest, gentlest dairy cow that I’ve ever known, and I cannot remember mourning the loss of a cow more than I am mourning Buffalo. She has been by my side almost the entirety of my dairy farming career, and it is difficult to imagine the farm without her presence. Small-scale, ...

9 months ago
When assembling a product, it is important to have the right tool to make the building process go smoothly. Similarly, cattle producers can make the calving process go smoothly by selecting the right bull to mate with the cows, said the experts at Kansas State University’s Beef Cattle Institute. Speaking on a recent Cattle Chat podcast, K-State beef cattle ...

9 months ago
Kansas State University agricultural economists are encouraging farmers to make time now to fully think through their options in advance of upcoming deadlines for federal farm and crop insurance programs that can offer financial assistance. Farm economist Robin Reid said the deadline for two of those programs – Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage – ...

9 months ago
My family has ranched in the Flint Hills for more than 100 years, and the Natural Resource Conservation Service has always been a part of my life. Hearing that 1,200 NRCS employees have been eliminated nationwide is heartbreaking. On our ranch, we worked closely with NRCS advisers, and I was honored to join the service to assist ranchers ...

9 months ago
As blustery winter weather hopefully transitions to a milder spring, Kansas Wheat rescheduled its Wheat Rx seminars for March 11 in Salina and March 12 in Colby. Attend one of the seminars to get a prescription for producing high-yielding and high-quality wheat via the latest recommendations for the best management practices for winter wheat production. The ...