3 years ago
When looking at a sibling, have you ever wondered how in the world could they have come from the same parents? Whether it is the eye color, hair color or general personality, each person inherits a different mix of genes from their parents with the exception being people who are born as indentical twins or triplets. ...

3 years ago
Depending on the time of year, army cutworms and armyworms can be a nemesis to farmers. But in late spring, they’d much rather be dealing with the army cutworm. “In the last week or two, the army cutworm is becoming an adult moth,” said Kansas State University entomologist Jeff Whitworth. “By Memorial Day weekend, those moths get ...

3 years ago
The application period is now open for the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). According to the USDA, RCPP leverages a voluntary approach to conservation that expands the reach of conservation efforts and climate-smart agriculture through public-private partnerships. In addition to the funding opportunity, NRCS has embarked on a concerted effort to streamline and simplify RCPP and improve the experience for partners, producers ...

3 years ago
The U.S. Department of Agriculture  is making assistance available for dairy producers with the new Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program (ODMAP). According to the agency, ODMAP is established to help mitigate market volatility, higher input and transportation costs, and unstable feed supply and prices that have created unique hardships in the organic dairy industry. Specifically, under ...

3 years ago
Kansas State University beef extension specialists will host a series of producer-oriented webinars in May and June to address cattle production challenges amid ongoing drought throughout Kansas. The webinars are scheduled on consecutive Wednesdays beginning May 24 at 11 a.m. (Central time). The topics include: May 24 – Using Basis and Margin Tools for Making Real World Ranch Management Decisions ...

3 years ago
The 2023 Wheat Quality Council’s Hard Winter Wheat Tour across Kansas wrapped up on Thursday. During the three days of wheat scouting, tour participants traveled six routes from Manhattan to Colby to Wichita and back to Manhattan. This year’s tour hosted 106 people from 22 U.S. states plus Mexico, Canada and Colombia, in 27 vehicles while ...

3 years ago
On Wednesday, approximately 106 people on the Wheat Quality Council’s 2023 winter wheat tour made their way from Colby to Wichita, Kansas, stopping in wheat fields along six different routes. Wednesday’s wheat tour scouts made 276 stops at wheat fields across western, central and southern Kansas, and into northern counties in Oklahoma. The wheat in Southwest ...

3 years ago
Approximately 106 people from 22 U.S. states plus Mexico, Canada and Colombia, traveled in 27 cars on six routes between Manhattan and Colby, Kan., Tuesday, stopping at wheat fields every 15-20 miles along the routes, as part of the Wheat Quality Council’s 65th Annual Hard Winter Wheat Evaluation Tour. Many tour participants had never stepped foot ...

3 years ago
 When making an annual ranch budget, some producers are able to document feed expenses, pasture rent and veterinary costs, but often they miss factoring in depreciation of their equipment and the cattle on the operation, say the experts at Kansas State University’s Beef Cattle Institute. Speaking on a recent Cattle Chat podcast, agricultural economist Dustin Pendell explained the ...

3 years ago
The U.S. Department of Agriculture  is seeking nominations for four positions on the Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production. According to the agency, nominations will be open to public from May 15, 2023, to July 15, 2023. The 12-member Committee, which first convened in March 2022, is part of USDA’s efforts to increase support for ...

3 years ago
A pair of bipartisan water bills passed by the Kansas legislature and approved by Gov. Laura Kelly in late April are “exciting news” for residents across the state, said a Kansas State University water expert. Susan Metzger, director of the Kansas Center for Agricultural Resources and the Environment and associate director for K-State Research and Extension, said HB2302 ...