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There are fewer than 2 million farms in the United States according to the USDA Census of Agriculture released last month, down from a peak of just under 7 million in the early 1930s. Any agricultural enterprise with at least $1,000 in sales was counted as a farm, which excludes the family vegetable garden.The census, ...

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Rattan Lal, a pioneer in soil-centric agricultural management to improve food security globally and a leader in developing climate resilient agriculture, will give the 2024 Roscoe Ellis, Jr. Lecture in Soil Science at Kansas State University on March 26. Lal’s talk – Sustainable Agriculture and Soil Management for Climate and Food Security – will begin at ...

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The week of March 17-23 is National Ag Week, and National Ag Day is March 19. Kansas Farm Bureau and Kansas Living are planning  special campaigns on social media. According to the organizations, this year's theme, 'Growing a Climate for Tomorrow,' set by the Agriculture Council of America, resonates deeply with farmers' and ranchers' commitment to sustainable ...

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Not every wheat farmer can see and handle the flour made from their harvest, let alone taste a loaf of bread made from that wheat. But that was exactly the experience of one participant in the 2024 Kansas Wheat Leadership Program recently conducted by Kansas Wheat. Neil Bekemeyer, a wheat farmer from Washington, was one of ...

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Two new wheat varieties have been released from the Kansas State University wheat breeding program and are being licensed by Kansas Wheat Alliance seed associates for farmers to plant this fall. Hard red winter (HRW) wheat KS Bill Snyder, named after the legendary football coach, will be available in limited supply this fall. The variety ...

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Anyone who has ever had a respiratory infection knows how hard it can be to clear the body and how miserable it can make a person feel. In much the same way, beef cattle can also experience respiratory disease that may start as a virus and turn into bacterial pneumonia, said the experts at Kansas State ...

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A trio of Kansas State University graduate students recently reported their findings regarding threats to the animals that graze the Kansas prairie – and the impact of prescribed fire on those threats. They reported their findings during K-State’s recent Cattlemen’s Day, which highlights cattle-related research being conducted at the university. The students’ multi-year research projects compared the effects ...

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Thawing does not seem to have an impact on the quality of beef by the time it hits the consumer’s table, according to a study by a Kansas State University graduate student. Meat science student Lindsey Decker recently reported her results of tests on the palatability of strip loin steaks during K-State’s Cattlemen’s Day. “With the rise ...

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For Kansas gardeners, St. Patrick’s Day means something much more than donning a favorite green outfit and heading to local celebrations. Traditionally, the Irish holiday signals the date for planting potatoes. “Actually, anytime from mid- to late-March is fine for potato planting,” said Kansas State University horticulture expert Cynthia Domenghini. “Be sure to buy seed potatoes rather than ...

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Radicle Growth, a company-building platform investing in early-stage agriculture and food technologies, announced “The Radicle Corn Value Chain Challenge sponsored by US Corn Farmers.” As a partner in the effort, Kansas Corn participated in the announcement at the Commodity Classic held recently in Houston. The Challenge sets out to invest a minimum of US $1.5M ...

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A fund has been established to allow farmers and ranchers in Kansas to help farmers and ranchers in Oklahoma and Texas impacted by recent devastating wildfires. Kansas Farm Bureau released the following information: Our hearts are with Texas and Oklahoma as they experience wildfires sweeping through their states. As agriculturists and empathetic humans, we know the immense ...