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Farm policy doesn’t typically grab national headlines, but it is something everyone should care about because it touches the lives of every single person here in the United States and abroad. U.S. farm policy has long provided a critical safety net — for both farmers and consumers — to ensure the safest, most abundant and ...

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Parched soil and warmer-than-average temperatures, combined with low prices, have dampened the hopes of Kansas producers who are dusting in their wheat crop. The climatic conditions don’t provide much hope for a change in the weather through the winter, leaving growers praying for spring showers. “Last year, the state of Kansas planted 7.6 million acres of ...

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A group of Midwest egg suppliers are embroiled in litigation over egg prices, with an Iowa company arguing it shouldn’t be forced to disclose its pricing information. A central element of the case is whether a fabricated claim of a bird flu outbreak is to blame for one supplier raising its egg prices and canceling orders. Grand ...

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We all have expectations, demands and responsibilities to juggle. But showing up as your best self in all areas of your life means first honoring your own needs, too. Join an inclusive community of like-minded women and connect with others through the Rooted in Resilience Retreat. According to Kansas Farm Bureau, rhe retreat will focus on ...

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Growers who wish to campaign for an open seat for one of the commodity commissions or who wish to vote in the commodity commission elections this winter must register or file by the November 30, 2024, deadline. The five Kansas grain commodity commissions — corn, grain sorghum, soybeans, sunflowers and wheat — are grower-led organizations ...

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is taking steps steps to promote fair and competitive markets for American farmers and ranchers, and lower food prices for American families. The following actions were announced by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack during a Farmers and Ranchers in Action event hosted by the White House: First, through a multipart framework, USDA is ...

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Kansas State University agronomists have reached into the powerful world of digital technology to make more than four decades worth of crop information almost instantly available to farmers via their phone or home computer. The project, says cropping systems agronomist Ignacio Ciampitti, means that yields and other information may now be available in easy-to-understand formats within ...

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Many people start their day by taking a vitamin to help fill the gaps in their diet. Similarly, when forage quality declines in the fall, beef producers turn to protein supplements for the cow herd to help optimize performance, said the experts at Kansas State University’s Beef Cattle Institute. Speaking on a recent Cattle Chat podcast, K-State veterinarian ...

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Each October, the Kansas Cooperative Council celebrates National Co-op Month. More than just a prairie skyscraper, these member-owned, member-controlled businesses are a pillar of Kansas communities that continuously invest in new services, resources and infrastructure to help their farmer member-owners. “As we travel the state this year, it’s important to meet people in their space and ...

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Introduced in the U.S. House last week, the bipartisan “Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act” will provide consumers with year-round access to E15 fuel (15 percent ethanol fuel). The Kansas Corn Growers Association applauded the bipartisan legislation that included Kansas Rep. Sharice Davids as a sponsor. Kansas Representatives Jake LaTurner, Ron Estes and Tracey Mann ...

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The Kansas Department of Agriculture and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment together advise Kansans to be alert to the human health risk caused by unvaccinated animals, following a second detection of rabies in a cat in the last two weeks. According to the state, the two cases were in Jewell County and Harvey County, ...