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 ...

1 year ago
To help reduce waste and stretch the food dollar, many people look for ways to use items in the refrigerator before they spoil. Beef producers with old hay stored on their operation often look for appropriate ways to incorporate that into the forage feeding strategy. This was the topic that Kansas State University Beef Cattle Institute ...

1 year ago
The nominee to be the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture has the approval of an industry organization. According to the National Association of Wheat Growers, they believe Brooke Rollins is a good choice to be the Secretary of Agriculture. On Monday the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry voted unanimously to advance her nomination.  Rollins will ...

1 year ago
A prescription for producing high-yielding and high-quality wheat is just what the doctor ordered for Kansas wheat producers. Get the latest recommendations for the best management practices for winter wheat production at the upcoming Wheat Rx seminar on February 12 at the Great Plains Corporate Office in Salina. The seminar is part of Wheat Rx, a ...

1 year ago
Extension staff from four Midwest universities have joined forces to offer a unique conference that will provide information on beef cattle production, marketing, economics, nutrition and forage utilization. Jaymelynn Farney, a beef systems specialist with K-State Research and Extension, said the KOMA Beef Cattle Conference highlights work being done at Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Missouri and Arkansas. The conference ...

1 year ago
Six Colby Community College Collegiate Farm Bureau Chapter members traveled to Manhattan for the Kansas Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers (YF&R) leadership conference. According to the school, nearly 500 participants attended the event, which focused on providing educational and networking opportunities for young agriculturalists between the ages of 18-35 with agriculture education, motivational speakers, and ...

1 year ago
The Legislature continued to hold bill hearings and keep a fast pace during week three of the session. According to the Kansas Livestock Association, their staff testified in several committees on issues important to KLA members. Property tax - SB 35, a bill that would discontinue the 1.5 mill levy for the Kansas educational building fund and state ...