12 months ago
Each day on his drive to K-State’s football stadium, Coach Bill Snyder remembered driving past the agricultural research plots. That stadium now bears his name - as does a new wheat variety developed by K-State’s wheat breeding program. For the 2024 year-end giving season, everyone can be a part of launching the KS Bill Snyder ...

12 months ago
Come January, soybean farmers in Kansas can unite in a new way to recognize good news in agriculture. The inaugural Kansas Soybean Celebration debuts January 31 in Salina and invites growers to join for an evening of awards, camaraderie and celebratory remarks. “We are starting a new tradition at Kansas Soybean with the creation of the ...

12 months ago
Cargill is announcing the company will lay off about 8,000 workers. That's five-percent of its global work force. Cargill's profits fell 36-percent in the past fiscal year, leading the company to a corporate restructuring. Cargill is a Minnesota-based, family-owned company that provides food, ingredients, agriculture solutions, and industrial products. It's the largest privately owned company in the ...

1 year ago
Kansas Farm Bureau will celebrate its 106th annual meeting thsi weekend, Dec. 7-9, in Manhattan. According to the organization, on Saturday enjoy “A Night in Vegas” at the KFB Foundation for Agriculture’s Annual Meeting Fundraising Event at the Hilton Garden Inn in Manhattan. Enjoy a delicious buffet dinner followed by the ever-popular Dessert Dash. Dive into ...

1 year ago
A public hearing will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, to consider changes to the administrative regulations relating to live plant dealers. The hearing will be held in person at the Kansas Department of Agriculture at 1320 Research Park Dr. in Manhattan, as well as via video conferencing system. KDA is proposing ...

1 year ago
My father-in-law called me on a recent Friday night to let me know the first three lambs of the season had arrived. The triplets were born in the pasture and would need to be brought up to the barn and kept in the nursery pens to make sure all three lambs would be claimed by ...

1 year ago
Kansas Soybean Commissioners are gearing up to make important decisions for the next year at their Dec. 5-7 meeting. The board convenes at the Kansas Soybean Office in Topeka to analyze funding proposals for the 2026 fiscal year and conduct regular business. Commissioners analyze funding requests that were submitted for consideration through a request for proposal ...

1 year ago
Winter is coming and Kansas Corn and its commodity partners are offering several events with learning and networking opportunities for Kansas corn farmers. With four Kansas Corn and Soybean Schools held across the state, the Kansas Corn Symposium and Kansas Commodity Classic, growers can catch up with their commodity organizations, and farmers from across Kansas, ...

1 year ago
The Kansas Department of Agriculture is warning poultry owners of HPAI, or bird flu risk. According to the agency, the increase in migratory bird activity brings the risk of a resurgence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), which is primarily spread by wild waterfowl. Although Kansas has not confirmed a case of HPAI in a domestic/commercial ...

1 year ago
The recent Rooted in Resilience Women’s Retreat provided an uplifting weekend of connection, self-care and empowerment for like-minded women. Attendees of the Farm Bureau sponsored event embraced opportunities to focus on their well-being through various enriching activities. According to the agency, activities include: Cookie decorating with Two Girls and a Cookie Cutter kicked off the retreat, ...

1 year ago
The Kansas Department of Agriculture joined the New Mexico Department of Agriculture and the International Brangus Breeders Association on a beef genetics trade mission to northwestern Mexico on November 4-7, 2024. Assistant Secretary Josh McGinn and Agribusiness Coordinator Tessa Beeman represented KDA on the mission team, which spent three days in Sonora visiting Santa Cecilia Angus, ...