2 months ago
As the fall calving season wraps up, Kansas State University cow-calf specialist Jason Warner encourages cattle producers to consider tracking a few key numbers to help them make more informed management decisions for the year ahead. “It’s a great time to come back and take a look at the metrics we are seeing with a given group of ...

2 months ago
The Kansas State University crops judging team reached another milestone in winning the national championship during competitions in Kansas City and Chicago recently. By far the most accomplished crops judging program in the United States, K-State won the fall national title for the 34th time in 102 years – or, put another way, the university has ...

2 months ago
Tyson Foods is closing one of the largest beef processing plants in the country. The company announced that will close a plant in Nebraska and lay off more than 3,200 people. The company says the move comes as U.S. beef supplies shrink, hitting their lowest level since the 1950s. Demand has remained steady, however, driving prices to ...

2 months ago
After decades of advocacy by NCBA and its state affiliate partners, including KLA, to remove confusing and burdensome regulations on ranchers, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a new proposed waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule that ensures only large bodies of water and their main tributaries fall under federal jurisdiction. Past WOTUS rules issued ...

2 months ago
Anyone who’s ever had a difficult roommate knows the struggle of sharing space — and according to Kansas State University beef experts, bulls aren’t much different. On a recent BCI Cattle Chat podcast episode, K-State beef cattle experts discussed what producers can do to reduce conflict when co-mingling bulls. “We really don’t have strong data that tells us ...

2 months ago
At a round table in the Wheat’s On Your Mind studio at the Kansas Wheat Innovation Center, four Kansas commodity CEOs traded notes that sounded a lot like the conversations happening at kitchen tables across the state. They pulled back the curtain on how checkoffs work, why grower associations matter and how collaboration keeps Kansas agriculture ...

2 months ago
Kansas State University researchers are leading an innovative effort to turn livestock wastewater into a reusable resource in a project that helps to conserve the Ogallala Aquifer and strengthen sustainability across the High Plains. The four-year, $6 million project, led by Prathap Parameswaran, an associate professor in K-State’s Carl R. Ice College of Engineering, brings together ...

2 months ago
Kansas State University is hosting a series of Agricultural Profitability Conferences across the state, beginning in December and continuing through early February. Organized by K-State’s Department of Agricultural Economics, the conferences will offer insights into economic trends, farm policy, land values and strategies to maintain profitability during difficult times. According to conference organizers, sessions will focus ...

2 months ago
U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. announced last week the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans will be released next month. He said the guidelines are going to “change the food culture in this country,” specifically mentioning the kind of food served to military service members and children in schools. The details ...

2 months ago
A successful breeding season doesn’t happen by chance. According to veterinarians at the Kansas State University Beef Cattle Institute, producers can improve herd performance by focusing on three essential steps: taking accurate records, making an intentional plan, and following through on that plan. On a recent episode of the Cattle Chat podcast, BCI experts discussed how these steps work ...

2 months ago
The Kansas Soybean Association is calling all soybean farmers in Kansas to enter their competitive soybean crop into the Kansas Soybean Yield Contest. Also open for entries is the statewide Kansas Soybean Value Contest, which analyzes protein, oil and other soybean qualities. Strong participation across the state provides a snapshot of growing conditions in each ...