1 year ago
Drought conditions are forecast to either persist or develop for much of Kansas through June but wheat conditions currently remain good. The liklihood of at least a decent wheat harvest is high, which makes now a great time to begin developing your postharvest wheat marketing plan.  As of April 6, 51 percent of Kansas wheat was either in good or excellent condition, better than last year at this time, much better than the five-year average of 40 percent and the best overall condition since 2021 for this ...

1 year ago
The USDA's Farm Service Agency is offering a beginning farmer and rancher webinar later this week. According to the agency,  if you’ve operated a farm or ranch for less than 10 years, you are invited to join the National BFR Team for an overview of special USDA assistance and resources that are available to you. This ...

1 year ago
While parts of wheat country received spotty rains overnight on Wednesday, an overall lack of April showers does not bode well for May flowers or for the Kansas wheat crop. The latest reports on crop conditions and weather, in addition to firsthand producer observations, indicate the 2025 wheat crop is showing clear signs of drought ...

1 year ago
Kansas corn farmer Chad Epler highlighted the importance of a key program that identifies new uses for corn in bio-based products. Epler is the chair of the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) Research and New Uses Action Team and represents southeast Kansas on the Kansas Corn Commission. NCGA is  launching the fifth Consider Corn Challenge, ...

1 year ago
A powerful geomagnetic weather event known as the Gannon Storm caused mass global navigation satellite system outages the weekend of May 10, 2024, leading to an assumed $565 million in losses for midwestern crop producers. Kansas State University precision agricultural economist Terry Griffin said what seemed like a once-in-a-lifetime space weather storm may become more of an expectation ...

1 year ago
Many people will agree driving a manual transmission vehicle is much more challenging than driving an automatic, leading them to opt for the easier driving experience when making a vehicle purchase. As with the driving experience, moving cattle through the on-farm processing facilities is best done with a well-maintained pen and chute system that allows for ...

1 year ago
Three National Chung Hsing University students traveled to Manhattan to represent their university as part of the Taiwan Agricultural Youth Exchange Program, a bilateral student exchange program to learn about Kansas’s agricultural industry and how Kansas agriculture exports benefit both Kansas and Taiwan. According to the Kansas Department of Agriculture,  the students were selected by their ...

1 year ago
The annual Kansas Cowboy Poetry Contest will feature a new regional contest location and a new date for the finals in 2025. For the first time, a first-round regional cowboy poetry contest will be held in Cottonwood Falls. The finals are being moved to the fourth Friday in July to be held in conjunction with ...

1 year 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 ...

1 year 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 ...

1 year 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 ...