1 year ago
Organizers of a Kansas farm competition that promotes sustainable farm resource management are celebrating a successful year, highlighting its role in helping farmers adopt innovative strategies to conserve water while maintaining profitability. The announcement comes on the heels of Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly’s recent comments on the importance of water to rural economies. ”Without water, the agricultural ...

1 year ago
On February 20, the 10th Annual Give FFA Day will take place as part of National FFA Week. This special day aims to impact the lives of over a million FFA members nationwide and support the growth of future leaders who aspire to change the world. The Kansas FFA Association contributes to this mission as ...

1 year ago
The Kansas Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for the FY25 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. Funds for the program are awarded to the agency by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service. According to the agency, the grant funds are in turn granted to projects and organizations to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops ...

1 year ago
Negative public perception and increasing governmental regulations have researchers seeking alternatives to antibiotic use in livestock. Ionophores – an antibiotic that alters rumen microbial populations to increase efficiency – have been temporarily banned in some countries. If this occurs in the U.S., Kansas State University beef systems specialist Jaymelynn Farney said other feed supplements need to ...

1 year ago
Winter is a “watch and see” season for Kansas wheat producers as their fall-planted stands wait in dormancy. Thanks to a combination of good stand establishment and moisture events, the coffee shop chatter remains optimistic thus far that this harvest will be better than the last, even as recent freezing temperatures threatened the crop with ...

1 year ago
The U.S. beef industry is poised for another year of strong market performance, driven by tight cattle supplies and robust consumer demand, CattleFax analysts told those in attendance at their annual outlook seminar held yesterday during CattleCon 2025. As the beef cowherd enters a stabilization phase, the resulting supply constraints have shifted market leverage decisively ...

1 year ago
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2025 Kansas Leopold Conservation Award®. The award honors ranchers, farmers, and forestland owners who go above and beyond in their management of soil health, water quality, and wildlife habitat on working land. Sand County Foundation and national sponsor American Farmland Trust present Leopold Conservation Awards to private landowners in 28 states. In Kansas, the ...

1 year ago
The Kansas Department of Agriculture is seeking feedback from Kansans for the 2025 Bluestem Pasture Survey to collect information on native tallgrass pasture use and practices. The survey is administered through the K-State Land Use Survey Center and will be open through April 30, 2025. The Bluestem Pasture Survey provides reliable, accurate information to Kansas ranchers ...

1 year ago
How can a rural family add value to their beef cattle production? Holy cow, here’s an idea: What if they could market their grass-fed beef directly to consumers? The Canny family is using an idea to market grass-fed beef directly and sending their products across the nation. Michelle and Matt Canny are the owners and founders ...

1 year ago
The Kansas Department of Agriculture reports that there are more than 100,000 farmers in the state, and the average age of those farmers is just over 58. Tawnie Larson, a project consultant for the Kansas Agriculture Safety and Health program at Kansas State University, said the KDA’s statistics combined with national figures on heart disease serve as a ...

1 year ago
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has lifted the three-month ban on cattle and bison imports from Mexico after numerous safeguards were implemented to protect the U.S. cattle herd from New World screwworm (NWS). The ban went into effect in November 2024 after NWS was detected in southern Mexico. According to the agency, imports ...