3 years ago
Kansas is “the wheat state,” the officially adopted moniker that embraces its place as the country’s breadbasket. Tall white grain elevators, some decorated with wheat murals, loom over tiny farm towns. For decades, Kansas led the nation in wheat production, and the U.S. led the world in wheat exports. But this year’s meager wheat harvest turns that ...

3 years ago
Not only do hot summer days make people uncomfortable outdoors, it can also impact livestock. K-State Research and Extension beef veterinarian A.J. Tarpoff said temperature, humidity, wind speed and solar radiation all affect cattle. Not only do producers need to watch daytime temperatures, Tarpoff said nighttime temperatures are just as important in preventing heat stress. “They really ...

3 years ago
Kansas State University has announced a collaboration project in which it will lead a group effort to work on the world’s challenges related to the production of sorghum and millet. Ernie Minton, the Eldon Gideon Dean of K-State’s College of Agriculture, officially launched the Global Collaboration for Sorghum and Millet during the opening day of the ...

3 years ago
Changes in how cattle are raised -- including genetic improvements and matching animals to the environment in which they’re raised – has likely led to changes in consumer’s perceptions of what makes a good beef product, according to two Kansas State University animal scientists. “If we look at the last 30 years in the beef industry, ...

3 years ago
The American Farm Bureau Federation recently hosted a national competition to recognize top professionals from state Farm Bureau organizations for their exceptional work in communications. This year’s contest included 177 submissions for work produced in 2022 by state Farm Bureaus across the country. “Highlighting the important work farmers and ranchers do each day is critical to the ...

3 years ago
Growing organic is a hot topic. The USDA is offering a Tuesday,  June 6 webinar where they will discuss the wide range of agency programs to help agricultural producers grow organically. Presenters from USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Risk Management Agency (RMA), and Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will share information on: Assistance ...

3 years ago
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced loan interest rates for June 2023, which are effective June 1, 2023. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) loans provide important access to capital to help agricultural producers start or expand their farming operation, purchase equipment and storage structures or meet cash flow needs. Operating, Ownership and Emergency Loans FSA offers farm ...

3 years ago
A K-State graduate student has completed a study on dietary formulation strategies that she says will help to improve sustainability and efficiency in swine production. Macie Reeb, a research assistant in applied swine nutrition, tested nursery pig diets that included various levels of a novel source of phytase. “Phytase is a feed enzyme that has grown in ...

3 years ago
 Calving season can be an exhausting time on the ranch, especially when cows experience difficulty giving birth, say the experts at Kansas State University’s Beef Cattle Institute. Speaking on a recent Cattle Chat podcast, K-State veterinarians Bob Larson and Brian Lubbers, and nutritionist Phillip Lancaster answered a question from a listener who observed a change in calf birth ...

3 years ago
Kansas State University is offering an opportunity to see and learn more about wheat diseases in the field. According to the school, the Department of Plant Pathology and K-State Research and Extension will be hosting a wheat disease field day on Monday, June 5 at the Rocky Ford Plant Pathology Farm just north of Manhattan (1700 ...

3 years ago
From buying her own market lambs to show at her county 4-H fair to testifying before the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, Annika Wiebers, from Wamego, combines an affinity for agriculture with a mission to bridge the gap between production agriculture and folks like herself who did not grow up on the farm. Combined, these ...