11 months ago
With the prescribed burning season underway, landowners should familiarize themselves with the information available on www.ksfire.org and the KS Flint Hills Smoke Management page on Facebook. Tools can be found in both locations to help make burn-time decisions that minimize the impact of smoke on urban areas. The success of this voluntary approach is essential to preventing regulation of ...

11 months ago
Is this the year for a bin-busting wheat crop? Kansas wheat producers are encouraged to scout their best fields for entries in the 2025 National Wheat Yield Contest. Now in its 10th year, the National Wheat Foundation’s contest offers producers a chance to win prizes and learn from other producers across the country how to ...

11 months ago
Swine producers commonly use soybean meal as one of the largest protein sources in diets, so over the years, researchers have examined soybean meal quality thoroughly. However, K-State assistant research professor in swine nutrition Katelyn Gaffield said her research team took a new approach to investigating soybean meal quality by evaluating novel factors like the impact ...

12 months ago
A Kansas State University agronomy professor is part of an international team that is calling for a new approach to estimate crop yield potential and gaps – information that is critical in planning how to meet the world’s growing demand for food. Romulo Lollato said the research will challenge conventional ways of predicting yields for many ...

12 months ago
A Brookville native will be among the 2025 class of inductees into the  Fort Hays State University Rodeo Hall of Fame. According to FHSU, in honor of its unique and distinct history, the Rodeo Hall of Fame was established in 2023 to recognize individuals whose contributions have shaped Fort Hays State’s rodeo or the rodeo industry. ...

12 months ago
The Kansas Farm Bureau president expressed skepticism Monday about the U.S. trade representative’s plan to impose U.S. docking fees of as much as $1.5 million on Chinese-built ships operating in international water to haul Kansas farm products to market or deliver key inputs for crop production. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer proposed the policy as part ...

12 months ago
Managing a successful business often involves making a series of decisions with the end goal of providing a quality outcome at a profit. In the beef cattle business, one of those decisions is what to do when a cow doesn’t rebreed and is considered open, said the experts at the Kansas State University Beef Cattle Institute. “Every ...

12 months ago
When Deb Brown hears rural residents resisting change in their communities, she tends to ask a few questions. Such as: You don’t want your kids to move back here and start their own business? What didn’t work the last time you tried to change your community? What is it that you have liked about your town? Brown ...

12 months ago
Heartland Highway — or if you prefer its proper name, U.S. 36 — stretches across Kansas from the Doniphan County town of Elwood on the Missouri River to Cheyenne County’s St. Francis near the Colorado state line. The nearly straight shot through the state features historical sites, landmarks, museums and popular antique stores that welcome ...

12 months ago
The Kansas Corn Commission welcomes two new commissioners and one returning commissioners upon completion of the Kansas commodity commission elections for the Northeast, East Central and Southeast districts. Northeast District Corn Commissioner Griff Howard, Hiawatha, was reelected to the commission. This is Howard’s second term on the commission. J.D. Hanna, Silver Lake was elected to ...

12 months ago
A bipartisan bill, cosponsored by U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, was reintroduced in the Senate this week to address the chronic shortage of veterinary services in rural communities. Representatives introduced a companion bill in the House. The Rural Veterinary Workforce Act would allow veterinarians practicing in underserved areas to exempt student loan repayments from their taxable ...