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Cattle incapable of relieving themselves of high temperatures experience heat stress. Humans alleviate overheating through sweating, but Kansas State University beef extension veterinarian A.J. Tarpoff said cattle do not have that option. “Heat stress coping behaviors is what we see when cattle are adapting to warmer temperatures,” he said. “Whenever we get hot, we sweat to ...

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As families transition from the school year to summer schedules, this is also the time of year that spring-calving cows head to pastures with their calves and bulls for the start of the breeding season. Speaking on a recent Cattle Chat podcast, the experts at the Kansas State University Beef Cattle Institute offer advice to ensure that the ...

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Celebrating a remarkable milestone, Kansas Corn joins the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) in announcing the launch of the 60th annual National Corn Yield Contest. This iconic event has been a testament to the ingenuity and dedication of corn growers across the nation. The Kansas Corn Yield Contest, partners with the national contest to recognize and ...

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Drought plaguing parts of Kansas created shorter wheat plants and thinner crop stands this year. In turn, Kansas State University wheat production specialist Romulo Lollato advises growers to make adjustments at harvest time. “This year, the biggest cause for short wheat has been drought stress,” he said. “During springtime, the crop starts to go through a ...

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Iowa's Republican Governor Kim Reynolds has authorized a disaster proclamation in response to a confirmed outbreak of bird flu in a commercial turkey flock. The proclamation, effective immediately, allows the state to utilize resources for rapid detection, containment, and disposal of the virus. On Sunday officials announced they detected a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in ...

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Each generation in a long-time farming family adapts to the challenges and opportunities of their time. Growing up on his family’s operation south of Hays, Wyatt Grabbe watched his father, grandfather and uncle shift from conventional tillage to no-till, experiment with cover crops and biologics and take advantage of the latest varieties and technology. As ...

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Farmworkers face some of the most intense exposures to the bird flu virus, but advocates say many of them would lack resources to fall back on if they became ill. So far, only two people in the United States have tested positive after being exposed to a wave of bird flu spreading among cows. Those people, ...

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Recent rains in south-central Kansas have heightened awareness of a crop pest that many know best by its rhyming nickname. Pillbugs -- which many may know by the nickname, Roly Poly -- thrive in wet conditions and undisturbed soil, said Kansas State University crop entomologist Jeff Whitworth, noting that they are not an insect. “They’re crustaceans; they're ...

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The CDC is confirming the third case of bird flu in a farmworker. It's the second human case in Michigan and the third in the U.S. since March. None of the three are associated with the others. The newest case is in a dairy farmworker who was exposed to infected cows. The farmworker had respiratory symptoms unlike ...

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Over four-million-chickens will have to be killed due to a major outbreak of the bird flu in Iowa. The highly pathogenic disease was detected on a commercial egg farm in Iowa, making it the latest in a string of outbreaks affecting both birds and dairy cows. On Tuesday the Department of Agriculture announced the farm's ...

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The Kansas Department of Agriculture’s Division of Animal Health will host regional meetings across the state this summer to discuss critical topics related to the livestock industry in Kansas. The agency encourages livestock owners, veterinarians, and county officials to attend to learn more about how animal disease response plans may affect them. Each workshop will include ...