2 years ago
The CDC is warning people not to kiss or snuggle their backyard poultry. The agency says 109 people across 29 states reported getting sick after contact with their ducks, chickens, and turkeys. The Salmonella germs can get into your mouth and make you sick.  It adds that if you must touch your animals, immediately wash your hands.

2 years ago
A second person in the U.S. has been diagnosed with bird flu. The individual is a Michigan farm worker who had regular exposure to infected livestock. According to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, the person had mild symptoms and has recovered. Michigan's chief medical executive, Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, said in a press release that ...

2 years ago
Driving around in the country and seeing the cows and calves out on pastures full of green grass in late spring is a welcomed sight to many. And this is the time of year to begin routine processing for one- to two-month-old calves, and to develop a marketing strategy according to the experts at the ...

2 years ago
Kansas Corn Growers Association (KCGA) members are celebrating the success of the Renewable Fuel Standard which is entering its 15th year. While the RFS was enacted in 2005, its expansion in 2007 (RFS2) led to the significant impact of renewable fuels to the nation’s economy and environment. In 2007, opponents painted a bleak picture of a ...

2 years ago
he combined weight of drought, low commodity prices and high input costs brought net income down in 2023 among farms listed in the Kansas Farm Management Association’s database. KFMA Executive Director Mark Dikeman said 2023 net income among the 823 Kansas farms studied fell to $98,299, nearly $80,000 less than the state’s net farm income in 2022. “The story ...

2 years ago
The 2024 Wheat Quality Council’s Hard Winter Wheat Tour across Kansas wrapped up on May 16. During the three days of wheat scouting, tour participants traveled six routes from Manhattan to Colby to Wichita and back to Manhattan. This year's tour hosted 70 people from 19 U.S. states in 18 vehicles while traveling across the ...

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Kansas State University has launched a project that will bring together two of its strongest agricultural programs under one roof. The university held a groundbreaking ceremony on May 17 for the Global Center for Grain and Food Innovation, to be located just off the corner of Claflin Road and Mid-Campus Drive. The new building – estimated for ...

2 years ago
K-State Research and Extension cow-calf specialist Jason Warner leads a discussion highlighting the need for a comprehensive approach to sustainability in beef cattle production, incorporating genetic selection, methane emissions measurement and other factors. “Genetics can play a really big role in getting some of those traits that are really important to sustainability, but really difficult to ...

2 years ago
Drought stress, freeze damage and plenty of other variables will play into the 2024 Kansas wheat harvest. Justin Gilpin, CEO with the Kansas Wheat Commission is wrapping up a three day tour of fields around the state and says putting boots on the ground to look at the crop, count wheat heads and observe conditions can ...

2 years ago
Anyone who remembers the COVID-19 pandemic may have a heightened sense of concern with news stories announcing that traces of the influenza virus have been appearing in unexpected places. On a recent Cattle Chat podcast, Kansas State University veterinarians shared their educational insight to help beef producers get an understanding of how the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus ...

2 years ago
I inherited a love of walking from my mom. As a child, going for a walk was a reason to get out of the house to see what was going on in the world. Now it is a luxury to walk those same roads spending time with my mom and the feeling of nostalgia that ...