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 The Kansas Department of Agriculture has been actively working with the Kansas dairy industry to respond to the nationwide concerns due to the discovery of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in dairy cattle. KDA has also been closely following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's testing of the commercial milk supply, which on Friday confirmed ...

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The Food and Drug Administration says remnants of the bird flu were found in one in five pasteurized milk samples. Earlier this week, the FDA found fragments of the bird flu in commercially sold milk but said it's still safe to drink, as the pasteurization process kills the virus and only leaves small traces behind. ...

2 years ago
Kansas Corn awarded nine undergraduate and graduate students with 2024 Kansas Corn Next Generation Scholarships. These scholarships are part of an effort by the Kansas Corn Commission and Kansas Corn Growers Association to provide opportunities for college students of all majors to learn more about the corn industry, explore issues facing agriculture and embrace the ...

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A Kansas college is offering a couple of camps on horsemanship, According to Colby Community College, its equestrian team is offering two horsemanship day camps in May at the CCC Agricultural Center three miles east and one mile north of Colby. Check-in begins at 8:30 a.m., and the camps conclude at 3:30 p.m. On May 23, the Beginner Day ...

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Drivers can continue to save money on a higher quality fuel thanks to the Biden Administration’s emergency waiver for summer sales of E15 (15% ethanol fuel) which has become a popular choice at many fuel retailers across the state. Kansas Corn Growers Association (KCGA) leaders said the waiver provides consumer access to E15, a fuel ...

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Dry conditions in north central Kansas and other areas have contributed to the relative damage caused by alfalfa weevils in the state’s crop, according to Kansas State University crop entomologist Jeff Whitworth. “Usually this time of year, alfalfa stems are seven or eight inches long,” Whitworth said. “But because of our dry conditions, they’re only four ...

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When making a decision, many people believe it is important to gather as much information as possible to set the path for the future. When selecting sires, beef producers have a lot of data to reference, said the experts at Kansas State University’s Beef Cattle Institute on a recent Cattle Chat podcast. The experts focused on selecting bulls that ...

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A late March freeze, blustery days of blowing dust and predicted 80-degree afternoons — the dramatic springtime weather in Kansas can leave everyone wondering what exactly is coming next, especially wheat producers watching their stands green up after the winter. Kansas Wheat caught up with farmer leaders from across the state to check on how ...

2 years ago
Six National Chung Hsing University students traveled to Manhattan from March 30 through April 6, 2024, to represent their university as part of a bilateral student exchange program to learn about Kansas’ agricultural industry and how Kansas agriculture exports benefit both Kansas and Taiwan. “While we have been sending Kansas students to Taiwan for many years, ...

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Kaden Weltmer’s first three words were mom, dad and tractor. That combined passion for agriculture and family has never wavered as he worked on the family operation, took on leadership roles in 4-H and competed in FFA. Now a high school senior, his continued commitment to studying agriculture at Kansas State University and his plans ...

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U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) are pleased that U.S. wheat farmers can help increase global food assistance under a new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funding program announced today. USDA and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) will invest $1 billion in Commodity Credit Corporation funding to provide ...