3 years ago
By the time the Great Depression started in 1929, America’s farmers and ranchers were already suffering from a yearslong agricultural depression that had started shortly after World War I. While Congress debated several relief proposals, none was ever enacted. A lack of policy to ensure an adequate price for crops and livestock created a downward cycle. ...

3 years ago
When couples have challenges conceiving, it can often lead to conversations with the doctor about in vitro fertilization, or connecting with a surrogate to help grow their family. Those same technologies can also enable beef producers to maximize the genetic potential of their herd, say the experts at the Kansas State University Beef Cattle Institute. Speaking ...

3 years ago
Kansas State University veterinarian Gregg Hanzlicek is urging beef cattle producers to review their herd’s vaccination and parasite control program as summer approaches. He said vaccinations should be given to protect the cows against all the major reproductive infectious diseases before breeding season, including IBR (infectious bovine rhinotracheitis), BVD (bovine viral diarrhea), leptospirosis and campylobacter. According to ...

3 years ago
Researchers at four universities – three in the U.S. and one in China -- say that increasingly warmer weather patterns in the Corn Belt could increase the growth of a toxin that would swell farmers’ losses and threaten an important food source over the next two decades. Their study takes a look at the growing incidence ...

3 years ago
Eduard Akhunov, a Kansas State University plant pathologist who specializes in bread wheat genetics and developing molecular resources and tools for improving wheat across the world, has been named the university’s Bikram S. Gill Chair in Wheat Genetics. Akhunov is just the second person ever to hold the chair, following in the footsteps of its’ namesake, ...

3 years ago
A long-time Brookville area farmer is being remembered. 64-year-old Joe Kejr passed away on Saturday. Kejr was a former state legislator and a 3rd generation farmer. He took over Kejr Farms from his father, which has since expanded in scale and scope and now includes members of the 4th and 5th generation of the family. Joe ...

3 years ago
In honor of its unique and distinct history, the Fort Hays State University Rodeo has established its first-ever Hall of Fame class to recognize individuals whose contributions have shaped Fort Hays State’s rodeo or the rodeo industry. “For the inaugural class, 22 remarkable individuals were nominated, including representatives from every decade of Fort Hays State rodeo,” ...

3 years ago
When making a recipe, the quality of the ingredients and how they are managed in the cooking process can have an impact on the palatability of the final dish. In much the same way, how beef cattle are raised and how the resources are managed can have a big impact on a beef producer’s economic viability, ...

3 years ago
Nominations for the farm dog of the year are open. Farmers are invited to submit nominations for the 2024 Farm Bureau Farm Dog of the Year contest, which comes with cash prizes and bragging rights. According to the Farm Bureau, This is the sixth year of the contest supported by Purina, which celebrates farm dogs and ...

3 years ago
The numbers are staggering. In 2022, the Kansas 4-H office reported a five-year average of 6,442 volunteers that have supported its youth programs, providing expert guidance on such projects as sewing, shooting sports, livestock, rocketry and nearly three dozen other pursuits. Sarah Maass, director of the Kansas 4-H program, cited a study reporting that volunteers donate an average ...

3 years ago
Food recalls happen almost daily for a variety of reasons, said Kansas State University food scientist Karen Blakeslee. Typically, we are not likely to hear about a recall in the news, unless it affects many people in multiple states or it affects us locally. “Meat and produce, such as leafy greens, are two food categories linked ...