11 months ago
In early May, a delegation of U.S. livestock genetics and agriculture leaders representing Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Idaho, and the Senepol Cattle Breeders Association traveled to Aguascalientes, Mexico, to advance trade partnerships and expand the global reach of U.S. beef cattle genetics. Delegates from Kansas included Dr. Justin Smith, Kansas Department of Agriculture Animal Health ...

11 months ago
With irrigation systems running across Kansas fields, a simple adjustment could make a big difference in conserving water and boosting crop performance —slowing down the speed of center pivot systems. Kansas State University water resource engineer Jonathan Aguilar said a simple but often overlooked adjustment — slowing the speed of center pivot irrigation systems — could ...

11 months ago
The U.S. House Agriculture Committee passed its initial reconciliation bill yesterday. It contains several NCBA-supported provisions that strengthen the defense against foreign animal disease and aid producers who have lost cattle due to predator depredation or natural disasters. The legislation now moves to the full House for further consideration. This bill addresses several issues NCBA members ...

11 months ago
In dry western Kansas, the sound of artificial rain spraying from center pivot irrigation sprinklers fills the spaces between the small towns. Irrigation has turned this region into a productive agricultural powerhouse, churning out millions of bushels of grain. Heath Koehn farms with his dad near Montezuma over the Ogallala aquifer that supplies farmers with irrigation and ...

11 months ago
Ten years ago, Andrew Koukol nearly became a statistic. Instead, the father of two preschoolers today crunches numbers for a Kansas City-based engineering firm. In the summer of 2014, he was a 21-year-old college student with a summer job to mow roadsides for a Kansas City area suburb. He was no stranger to operating a tractor. That’s a ...

11 months ago
The 2025 Wheat Quality Council’s Hard Winter Wheat Tour across Kansas wrapped up on May 15. During the three days of wheat scouting, tour participants traveled six routes from Manhattan to Colby to Wichita and back to Manhattan. This year's tour hosted 67 people from 21 U.S. states and six countries in 17 vehicles while ...

11 months ago
On Wednesday, 67 people on the Wheat Quality Council’s 2025 winter wheat tour made their way from Colby to Wichita, Kansas, stopping in wheat fields along six different routes. They were joined in Wichita by local farmers. Wednesday’s wheat tour scouts made 211 stops at wheat fields across western, central and southern Kansas, and into northern ...

11 months ago
About 67 people from 21 U.S. states and six countries, traveled in 17 cars on six routes between Manhattan and Colby, Kan., Tuesday, stopping at wheat fields every 15-20 miles along the routes, as part of the Wheat Quality Council’s 67th Annual Hard Winter Wheat Evaluation Tour. These tour participants included flour millers and industry professionals ...

11 months ago
Watch the video to see Romulo Lollato show how to do Wheat Tour 2025 data collection.   Use the following information to scout wheat fields and make your own yield estimates. To help, we have compiled the steps tour participants use to estimate yields so you too can participate. Justin Knopf, wheat farmer in Saline County, provided some ...

11 months ago
“Some animal products will cause human health problems if they are absorbed through the skin of the person administering them,” K-State veterinarian Bob Larson said on a recent Cattle Chat podcast. Cattle Chat is a weekly podcast produced by the Kansas State University Beef Cattle Institute. Product handling safety and vaccine administration were two of the topics discussed. “To keep ...

11 months ago
In 2025, cattle producers continue receiving record prices for their livestock at local sale barns and auction markets. While many enjoy the spoils of their labor after years of discouraging events like drought and herd reduction, this surge in value beckons unwanted attention. Scarlett Madinger, the vice president of communications at the Kansas Livestock Association, said ...