3 years ago
For the third year in a row, the College of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State University has been recognized for its efforts to enhance diversity in its academic environment. The college received the 2023 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity, or HEED, Award from Insight Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher ...

3 years ago
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued more than $1.77 billion this year to agricultural producers and landowners through its Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), a critical piece of the Department’s efforts to support climate-smart agriculture and forestry on working lands. According to the USDA, right now CRP’s more than 667,000 participants received payments from USDA’s ...

3 years ago
Here’s a riddle: What will I do to keep warm when it gets cold on a long trip? Answer: Al-pac-a sweater. I’ll-pack-a sweater…. Okay, maybe it’s not the funniest riddle of all time, but it does remind us of the warm quality of genuine alpaca fiber. Today we’ll meet a rural Kansas alpaca producer who has marketed ...

3 years ago
Beautiful fall leaves have begun to cover lawns and will continue to fall throughout November. Kansas State University horticulture expert Ward Upham said it’s important to remove leaves from home lawns.  “Although a scattering of leaves won’t harm the lawn, excessive cover prevents sunlight from reaching turfgrass plants,” Upham said. “Turf left in this state for ...

3 years ago
Everyone can make small talk about the weather, whether it has been too wet, too dry, too windy, too hot, too cold or too something else.  But what about space weather?  While it seems irrelevant, space weather and solar activity should be a topic of conversation since it can disrupt technology used in agriculture, said Rebecca Bishop, ...

3 years ago
Fall harvest is in full swing on our central Kansas farm. Despite the smattering of golden triangles fluttering in my yard, there’s still plenty of green leaves shimmering from the cottonwoods in my neighborhood. Normally by mid-October these giant trees have shed the majority of their leaves and the ones left have turned a pale yellow. ...

3 years ago
The flurry of fall fieldwork season makes October a fitting month to recognize the cooperatives that help supply Kansas wheat producers with grain storage, marketing, field recommendations, inputs and patronage. Cooperatives have existed nearly as long as farmers have been farming as producers learned how to pool resources and expertise to support each other’s operations. ...

3 years ago
Trisha Cash, whose 39-year career with the Kansas 4-H Foundation includes planning programs that benefitted millions of youth and fundraising support that netted millions of dollars for the organization, was inducted into the National 4-H Hall of Fame on Oct. 9. Cash was among 13 inductees honored during the ceremony in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvannia. “Zeal and passion are rarely understood unless one ...

3 years ago
Construction is underway on a new seed distribution and research facility near Salina.  Beck's, the industry's third-largest seed brand and largest family-owned retail seed company, is planning the facility on a 140-acre property in Saline County. Plans for the new site include a 96,000-squarefoot distribution building and 100 acres dedicated to Practical Farm Research studies which ...

3 years ago
Kansas author Glenn Ediger left no threshing stone unturned as he embarked on a historical treasure hunt for the tools used by the Mennonites who settled in and around central Kansas. From his own front yard to Threshing Days in Goessel, he uncovered the unique set of events that brought some of the most innovative ...

3 years ago
Research updates are the cornerstone of Kansas State University’s annual Swine Day, planned for Thursday, Nov. 16. “Swine Day is a major highlight of our year. We share all the swine research conducted at K-State within the last year including the latest information on nutrition, pig livability and other industry issues. The opportunities to share, learn ...