10 months ago
The Legislature continued to hold bill hearings and keep a fast pace during week three of the session. According to the Kansas Livestock Association, their staff testified in several committees on issues important to KLA members. Property tax - SB 35, a bill that would discontinue the 1.5 mill levy for the Kansas educational building fund and state ...

10 months ago
The Kansas Department of Agriculture, in partnership with the Kansas Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom, is now accepting applications from Kansas licensed early child care facilities to participate in a program to increase child nutrition knowledge and consumption of local fruits and vegetables. According to the ag agency, a program, titled “Our Earliest Eaters: Bringing the ...

10 months ago
As rising temperatures melt the snow, what often follows are areas of mud. Just as it is hard for people to walk through a muddy path, it is also a challenge for livestock, say experts in the Kansas State University Beef Cattle Institute, speaking on a recent Cattle Chat podcast. “Mud management is important because it can negatively ...

10 months ago
Non-irrigated cropland prices in Kansas rose 3.8% last year, while pasture and hay ground increased by approximately 2.7%, according to information in the 2024 Kansas Agricultural Land Values and Trends publication released earlier this year. Kansas State University farm economist Robin Reid said these figures point to land prices tapering off after many years of rapid growth, as ...

10 months ago
Hamm, Inc. received the 2024 Governor’s Mined Land Reclamation Award from the Kansas Department of Agriculture’s Division of Conservation. According to the agency, this award recognizes companies that excel in implementing mined land reclamation and convey a positive image of mining in Kansas; Hamm was recognized for their reclamation work on the Onaga, Kansas, rock quarry ...

10 months ago
Kansas State University has just released the 2025 Chemical Weed Control for Field Crops, Pastures, Rangeland, and Noncropland guide, an annual publication that weed specialist Sarah Lancaster says “has a variety of information related to herbicides.” While this year’s guide does not include many new active ingredients, readers can find information about latest products, such as IronGate, ...

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The Kansas Commodity Classic returns on Friday, January 31, 2025, at the Hilton Garden Inn in Salina, bringing together Kansas farmers and industry leaders for a day of valuable information and networking. The Kansas Commodity Classic is the annual convention of the Kansas wheat, corn, grain sorghum, soybean and wheat associations. The event is free to ...

10 months ago
A featured talk on genetic modifications in livestock, and an economic outlook on the beef industry highlight the annual Cattlemen’s Day hosted by Kansas State University’s Department of Animal Sciences and Industry. The event will be held at the National Guard Armory in Manhattan due to ongoing construction of a new indoor arena and improvements to Weber Hall ...

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High school seniors and current Kansas college students have until March 14, 2025, to apply for two scholarships offered by Kansas Wheat. The scholarships — each worth $1,000 — continue a proud tradition of supporting the future of the Kansas wheat industry and honor the contributions of industry leaders Herb Clutter and David Radenberg. "By offering ...

10 months ago
Twenty individuals from across Kansas have been named to the 2025 KLA Young Stockmen’s Academy (YSA). The class will spend the next year learning more about KLA and traveling throughout the state, touring various segments of the beef and dairy industries. The program, sponsored by Merck Animal Health, will expose YSA members to the importance of ...

10 months ago
Farmers and ranchers from across Kansas gathered in Manhattan this month for the annual Young Farmers and Ranchers (YF&R) leaders conference. Nearly 500 attended the three-day Kansas Farm Bureau conference designed to provide educational and networking opportunities for young growers in Kansas. The conference provided farmers and ranchers between the ages of 18-35 with agricultural education, ...