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Managing nitrogen in wet season can be tricky
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By: P.J. Griekspoor
One of the hardest management tasks in a wet growing year, like the one much of Kansas experienced this year, is managing...
KDA Announces State Noxious Weed Advisory Committee
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The Kansas Department of Agriculture has announced the members of the State Noxious Weed Advisory Committee. The committee was established this summer following the...
Kansas Farmers Pray First Modern Harvest Yields Tame Hemp, Not THC-Heavy Marijuana
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By: BRIAN GRIMMETT
Wichita — Sarah Stephens stands over a brightly lit table in a detached garage-turned-grow shed as she trims away unnecessary leaves from a recently...
Appeal Period Now Open for Proposed Floodplain Map for Reno County
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A proposed Flood Insurance Rate Map update for portions of Reno County — including the cities of Hutchinson, Nickerson, South Hutchinson and Willowbrook —...
Farming Is Headed Toward A Gene-Editing Revolution, And Hoping The Public Comes Along, Too
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By: MADELYN BECK
Sci-fi writers have long warned about the dangers of modifying organisms. They come in forms ranging from accidentally creating a plague of killer...
Without Adequate Crop Scouting, Pests Like Hungry Caterpillars Can Eat Through Farmers’ Profits
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By AMY MAYER
Walking through rows of growing crops helps farmers monitor for harmful insects, leaves that are damaged by disease or other problems that could...
Kansas wheat farmer testifies on importance of Grain Inspection System for U.S. export markets
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By Jordan Hildebrand
MANHATTAN, Kan. - A Kansas wheat farmer testified in front of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry on "Perspectives...
It’s Easier To Buy CBD In Kansas Than To Know For Sure What’s In It Or What It’s Good For
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LAWRENCE — Before starting his CBD company, Chris Brunin researched the competition, the labs they used, the products they sold.
He checked out ingredient suppliers and...
USDA Announces Details of 2nd Market Facilitation Program
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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced further details of the $16 billion package aimed at supporting American agricultural producers while the Administration...
Agriculture Education Students Awarded Kansas Agriculture Skills and Competencies Certificates
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Twenty-six students from six schools in Kansas have been awarded the Kansas Department of Agriculture’s Kansas Agriculture Skills and Competencies Certificate. Of these, 22...