9 months ago
Jay Young thought he was going to a friend’s house to play cards in 2016, but the Greeley County farmer hadn’t even picked up a deck before he got pulled into a discussion about cover crops. While he never got dealt a hand, Young didn’t go home without a winning idea. “I went from being super ...

9 months ago
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin providing additional, automatic financial assistance for qualifying guaranteed Farm Loan Programs (FLP) borrowers who are facing financial risk. The According to the USDA, the effort is part of the $3.1 billion to help certain distressed farm loan borrowers that was provided through Section 22006 of the Inflation Reduction ...

9 months ago
Producers and landowners who install enduring conservation practices may qualify to receive financial assistance for these projects through a voluntary cost share program. According to the Kansas Department of Agriculture, the FY 2024 state cost share program for conservation practices is underway to encourage projects that improve water quality and quantity. Funding is provided by the ...

9 months ago
Brant Peterson of Johnson, Kansas, was elected to serve as the newest chairman of the Kansas Grain Sorghum Commission (KGSC) during the annual summer board meeting in Hays. Peterson is no stranger to the sorghum community. A fifth-generation farmer, Peterson operates Winsome Farms with his family. He has served on the commission board for three years ...

9 months ago
Twenty-seven students from five schools in Kansas have been awarded the Kansas Department of Agriculture’s Kansas Agriculture Skills and Competencies Certificate. Of these, 27 were awarded the general certificate, six were awarded the animal science certificate and two were awarded the plant systems certificate. High schools with students earning certificates include Buhler, Centre, Cheney, Holton, ...

9 months ago
 For many, investing in the stock market is a long-term retirement strategy that takes discipline to avoid reacting to changes in the market. In much the same way, making a profit in the cattle business requires a long-term approach, said the experts at Kansas State Univeristy’s Beef Cattle Institue on a recent Cattle Chat podcast. “Having a strategy to ...

9 months ago
The summer heat of 2023 continues to make itself known. While I hear the local weather personalities referring to this heat as part of the “Dog Days of Summer,” I can’t help but wonder when this extreme heat we’ve continually experienced in July and August will end. My weather app has shown more images of a ...

9 months ago
Understanding the price of wheat is not as simple as driving to the local elevator to see the posted prices or checking bids on a website. Understanding the complexity of factors that go into setting that price includes analyzing supply and demand, logistical costs, geopolitical influences and other macro- and micro-economic factors. Kansas Wheat CEO ...

9 months ago
As drought continues to impact farms in many parts of Kansas, a Kansas State University official says researchers are working continually to provide solutions to the state’s water challenges. Susan Metzger, director of strategic multidisciplinary program development and the director of the Kansas Center for Agricultural Resources and the Environment (KCARE), calls the university’s work “extensive,” ...

9 months ago
Salina’s Rolling Hills Zoo is the location for a state meeting to be held by National Farmers next week on Tuesday. Organizers say farmers from the region and statewide leaders will be present. The meeting will feature grain marketing presentations, and other agricultural reports. Markets are rather irregular today. Weather and worldwide events are having an oversized ...

9 months ago
On a charred portion of the Kansas prairie, aspiring research scientist Giovanni Moore is on the lookout for a remarkable beetle that protects humans and livestock from parasites and pathogens by feeding on or removing animal feces. Appropriately named, the dung beetle is considered by biologists an important part of a pasture ecosystem, feeding on or ...