1 year ago
 Kansas wheat harvest continues. Kansas State University wheat production specialist Romulo Lollato explained how the wheat harvest got off to a slow start. An early USDA report released June 23 indicated that only 20% of the Kansas wheat crop had been harvested, compared to 49% at the same time last year. Kansas usually begins harvest in late May, but ...

1 year ago
The Kansas Department of Agriculture invites you to join them in Manhattan this summer as they discuss growth opportunities for agriculture at the 10th annual Kansas Governor’s Summit on Agricultural Growth on Thursday, August 14, at the K-State Alumni Center at 1720 Anderson Ave. in Manhattan, followed by a networking event, also at the K-State ...

1 year ago
Tar spot, a fungal disease that has steadily established itself in Kansas cornfields over the past few years, has been detected again in the state, with the first confirmed report of 2025 occurring June 11 in northeast Kansas. “I think we have learned a lot in the last (few) years in terms of distribution and management,” ...

1 year ago
 Many home gardeners understand a sad truth about the corn earworm: the little critter loves sweet corn just as much as humans do. It creates a yearly battle to fight back the pesky insect. The adult corn earworm moth lays eggs on developing corn silks and as soon as the eggs hatch, larval corn earworms go ...

1 year ago
An Agricultural Technology Management Degree is among new fields of study at a college in Southwest Kansas. According to Garden City Community College in a partnership with Newman University they are expanding access to bachelor’s degree opportunities in Southwest Kansas. Since its launch in 2024, the program has received overwhelming support, with 55 students currently enrolled, ...

1 year ago
The Secure Beef Supply (SBS) website, www.securebeef.org, has been redesigned to better serve the growing number of users seeking new, updated biosecurity resources. According to Julia Herman, beef cattle specialist and veterinarian with NCBA, producers can use the new resources to be proactive and customize their biosecurity plan before one is needed. She said a biosecurity ...

1 year ago
Just hearing the word ‘ticks’ puts some people on edge as they consider the diseases the parasite sometimes gives to its human hosts. In much the same way, a tick bite can also infect cattle with disease, according to the experts at Kansas State University’s Beef Cattle Institute. Speaking on a recent Cattle Chat podcast, K-State parasitologist Brian Herrin ...

1 year ago
As part of its statewide summer campaign, the Kansas Beef Council (KBC) has placed nine billboards across Kansas to connect with consumers during one of the busiest beef-buying seasons of the year. According to the organization, each billboard is designed to evoke a familiar feeling—coming home to a meal made with beef. Featuring phrases like “There’s ...

1 year ago
Kansas State University officials say that a July conference on the use of artificial intelligence in agriculture is an opportunity to involve farmers and ranchers in the development of machinery that is transforming their business. AI in Kansas Ag will be held July 22 at The Ranch House in Lyndon. There is no cost to attend, but ...

1 year ago
Cattle incapable of relieving themselves of high temperatures experience heat stress. Humans alleviate overheating through sweating, but Kansas State University beef extension veterinarian A.J. Tarpoff said cattle do not have that option. “Heat stress coping behaviors is what we see when cattle are adapting to warmer temperatures,” he said. “Whenever we get hot, we sweat to ...

1 year ago
Fourteen high school students gathered around tanks of liquid nitrogen storing bull genetics that will be sent all over the world. They ask questions to Nicole Goodenow, laboratory administrator at the Kansas Artificial Breeding Service Unit (KABSU). This is a first for many of these students to see firsthand how Kansas State University utilizes reproductive technology to support ...