Agriculture

From Mount Vernon to Monticello, many of the key conservation practices that USDA recommends producers use on their farms have roots with our “founding...

If you surface apply nitrogen, then surface apply the lime. That’s a simple but effective rule. But remember that surface-applied lime will likely only...

The monarch butterfly – the iconic black-and-orange butterfly known for its epic migrations – has seen significant population declines since the 1980s. But unfortunately,...

Producers can assess the status of their wheat crop going into the winter in a few different ways. One important way is looking at...

Field peas, cover crops and winter canola are among top choices MANHATTAN, Kan. -- With precipitous drops in the price of corn, wheat...

More than a foot of rain fell on the Ted Guetterman farm in Johnson County during a three-day stretch from Oct. 5-7. At roughly...

Total Exceeds $4.8 Billion Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced that the United State Department of Agriculture (USDA) continues to invest in rural America with...

Late summer and fall can be an excellent time to treat unwanted stands of woody plants. Scattered stands of individual trees should either be...

Keeping children safe while they live, play and work on farms can be challenging. It’s even more difficult during harvest season – a peak...

The general target date for planting wheat for optimum grain yields in Kansas is within a week of the best pest management planting date,...