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2024 was a good year for many Kansas corn farmers and two will take home national awards for their entries in the National Corn Yield Contest. Austin Taylor, White Cloud, placed second nationally in the No-Till Non-Irrigated class with a yield of 330.84 bushels per acre with Taylor Seed Farms 2213 seed. Alex Noll, Winchester, placed third ...

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The 2025 Kansas Legislative session kicked off this week. Kansas Farm Bureau’s legislative priorities entering the 2025 session include water, taxes and energy. Advocate for protecting the integrity and core principles of the Kansas Water Appropriation Act and the Groundwater Management Act as the state seeks to meet its water goals. Additionally, we support funding for ...

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U.S. Representative Tracey Mann took to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives this week to applaud the dedication of Kansas farmers, ranchers, and agricultural producers for their perseverance and dedication during last week's winter storms. During his speech, Rep. Mann reminded the nation of the plight that the agricultural community faces to keep the ...

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Ready to forge your future on the farm? Join women from all walks of agriculture at the 2025 Women Managing the Farm Conference, February 13-14 in Manhattan. Registration is open now for the annual event designed to bring women's voices, ideas and expertise together to collaborate and learn. “Managing a farm is about more than business ...

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Hailey Gilbreath is the new director of communications for the Kansas Beef Council (KBC). She brings a wealth of experience in communications, digital marketing and design, having served as the communications manager for the United Sorghum Checkoff Program and, most recently, as the marketing coordinator for Ranchbot Monitoring Solutions. Gilbreath graduated from Missouri State University ...

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New volunteer leaders recently took the reins of the KLA Cattle Feeders Council (CFC), Stockgrowers Council and Dairy Council. Leading the KLA CFC Executive Committee are chairman Daniel Berg with Irsik & Doll of Cimarron and vice chairman Tod Kalous with Pratt Feeders. Rounding out the committee are Perry Nowak with Fairleigh Feed Yard of ...

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The Kansas Corn Growers Association will kick off its 50th Anniversary celebration at the Kansas Corn Symposium later this month in Salina. An event is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 30 at the Salina Hilton Garden Inn. According to the organization, they’ll start with a luncheon and afternoon session with speakers on markets, state and national issues ...

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Producers, consultants, and experts will gather for the 22nd annual Cover Your Acres Winter Conference on January 21-22, at the Gateway Civic Center in Oberlin, Kansas. The conference is a joint venture between K-State Research and Extension and conference sponsors. "The agricultural landscape keeps evolving, reflecting changes from the wheat streak mosaic virus to the economic ...

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds specialty crop producers to apply for assistance for marketing and food safety certification expenses. Specifically, USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is providing an additional $650 million in funding for the new Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops (MASC) program and extending the MASC application deadline to Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. Meanwhile, ...

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Registration is now open for an educational series offered by 15 colleges and universities from the nation’s major swine-producing states. Officials at Kansas State University are encouraging swine producers to sign up for SowBridge, which begins its next program year in February. The distance educational series is for those who work with sows, boars, and piglets. The ...

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Beef producers make decisions about what to feed their animals daily and the answer often depends on the age and sex of the animal and what its job in the herd is. When deciding which type of feed to offer, cost is a consideration, Kansas State University beef cattle nutritionist Phillip Lancaster said. Speaking on a ...