3 months ago
Kansas farmers understand better than most how the grain they grow connects to tables around the world. That perspective was front and center when Gary Millershaski, a producer from Lakin and U.S. Wheat Associates vice chairman, joined a recent supervisory mission to Mexico. Millershaski’s involvement underscored the direct link between Kansas hard red winter wheat ...

3 months ago
Rising input costs and growing demands to improve cattle health are pushing producers to look closely at how they manage bovine respiratory disease (BRD), one of the beef industry’s most persistent health challenges. Researchers at Kansas State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine recently shared findings from three field trials that tested treatment strategies in real-world feedlot ...

3 months ago
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing a second Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP) payment to eligible producers for the 2024 crop year. According to the agency, of the authorized $10 billion in ECAP assistance, USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) has already provided over $8 billion in payments to eligible producers to mitigate the impacts ...

3 months ago
If only breeding cattle were as simple as picking toppings at a burger bar—add a little of this, a dash of that and you’re set. But as Kansas State University beef cattle experts reminded producers in a recent episode of the Beef Cattle Institute’s Cattle Chat podcast, crossbreeding takes more than guesswork. Done right, it can unlock ...

3 months ago
It’s hard to imagine waking up and going to work on payday only to find you have less money than you started with at the beginning of the pay period. That’s the reality many farmers are facing as fall harvest enters full swing in Kansas. Almost every acre of corn and soybeans across the state is ...

3 months ago
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) provided details on tax relief available to farmers and ranchers in 49 states, including Kansas, who sold livestock because of drought conditions. According to the Kansas Livestock Association, the list of qualified counties in each state includes those that reported exceptional, extreme or severe drought from September 1, 2024, to August ...

3 months ago
At the recent Bio Innovations Midwest Event in Omaha, the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) announced the winners of the Consider Corn Challenge 5 and the $300,000 prize pool. According to the Kansas Corn Growers Association, three winners were chosen, each with a unique way to improve a product or process using corn to produce biobased materials. Developing ...

3 months ago
With a $1 million gift to the Kansas State University Agriculture Innovation Initiative, Cargill continues to accelerate the university’s efforts to advance global food security solutions through interdisciplinary research, infrastructure expansion and industry collaboration. The recent donation places K-State within 5% of the initiative’s $210 million goal. The gift also surpasses $10 million in Cargill’s lifetime ...

3 months ago
The 2025 KLA Young Stockmen’s Academy (YSA) met for its third session last week. Class members from across the state spent three days touring various segments of the beef and dairy industries. The YSA program is exclusively sponsored by Merck Animal Health. Arndt Farms near Emporia hosted the group’s first stop, where they toured several Flint ...

3 months ago
A Kansas startup is putting wheat at the center of a biotechnology breakthrough that could change how medicines are made and delivered worldwide. Tritica Biosciences, founded by husband and wife team Dr. Chris and Brandi Miller, is using wheat germ, the tiny embryo inside the kernel, to power a process called cell-free protein synthesis. In simple ...

3 months ago
Dusty pastures, tall summer grasses and buzzing flies aren’t just seasonal annoyances for cattle producers — they’re risk factors for pinkeye, one of the most common and costly eye diseases in beef herds. In a recent episode of the Beef Cattle Institute’s Cattle Chat podcast, Kansas State University veterinarians and researchers shared practical steps producers can take to reduce ...