1 year ago
Leaders from the Kansas Corn Growers Association and National Corn Growers are frustrated with a recommendation by the U.S. Department of Commerce to impose preliminary countervailing duty rates on imports of the herbicide 2,4-D. Kansas Corn leaders said input costs are high enough without government tariffs to push them even higher. KCGA President J.D. Hanna, ...

1 year ago
September signals the Kansas State Fair, football games and, specifically for Kansas farmers, the kickoff of wheat planting season. While producers may be eyeing opportunities with moisture availability or to increase forage for a dual-purpose system, K-State experts cautioned producers not to start planting too early, lest their fields suffer from disease, insect and weed ...

1 year ago
U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) and U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS) introduced legislation to prevent the federal government from using taxpayer dollars to seize private property to be used for a proposed National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor (NIETC). The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced a NIETC proposal to consider ...

1 year ago
It is sunflower season in the sunflower state and harvest is just around the corner, starting mid-September into October. As seed heads begin to ripen, protecting them from birds is essential. said Kansas State University horticulture expert Cynthia Domenghini, who recommends covering the heads once the petals begin turning brown with a paper sack or cheesecloth ...

1 year ago
The Centers for Disease Control says they've yet to identify the cause of a bird flu infection in Missouri. Last week, the CDC disclosed a patient had been hospitalized with the bird flu, despite not having any contact with farm work or infected animals. On Thursday, officials said the patient has since recovered, but they haven't ...

1 year ago
What tools does a rancher use to enhance his productivity? A pair of pliers? A tractor? A working chute? Today we’ll meet a young Kansas woman who works with another set of ranching tools, but these are high-tech and digital. Last week we learned about Eric Wagner of Diamond W Custom Machine Works. His wife, Katie, works ...

1 year ago
Experiencing too much sun exposure and drinking poor-quality water can have serious negative effects on a person’s health. That can be true for cattle as well, according to the Kansas State University Beef Cattle Institute experts who spoke on a recent Cattle Chat podcast. “It is important for beef producers to observe their cattle as well as monitor ...

1 year ago
The first human case of bird flu in Missouri this season has been confirmed by the CDC - and this one is different than any other case detected in the U.S. this year. Unlike all the rest, there was no known exposure to sick or infected animals. The Missouri Department of Health says the patient tested ...

1 year ago
The Colby Community College equine program, K-State Research and Extension, and Kansas Horse Council are hosting High Plains Horsemen's Day from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21, at the Colby Community College farm east of Colby. Organizers say the program will feature Glenn Reed teaching on equine dentistry. Practical horse nutrition will also ...

1 year ago
Several advisory boards which serve to guide the work of the Kansas Department of Agriculture will meet on Thursday, September 12, at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson. According to the agency, the meetings will be held on the Kansas State Fairgrounds, and are open to the public. The boards which will meet on September 12 are: Kansas ...

1 year ago
Kansas State University wheat disease specialist Eric DeWolf said researchers have received a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to evaluate and develop predictive models for the risk of yield losses brought on by heat-tolerant strains of wheat stripe rust. “In the last 20 years, this fungus has quickly become our No. 1 wheat disease,” ...