Agriculture
Appeal Period Now Open for Proposed Floodplain Map for Reno County
A proposed Flood Insurance Rate Map update for portions of Reno County — including the cities of Hutchinson, Nickerson, South Hutchinson and Willowbrook —...
Agriculture
Farming Is Headed Toward A Gene-Editing Revolution, And Hoping The Public Comes Along, Too
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...
Agriculture
Without Adequate Crop Scouting, Pests Like Hungry Caterpillars Can Eat Through Farmers’ Profits
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...
Agriculture
Kansas wheat farmer testifies on importance of Grain Inspection System for U.S. export markets
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...
Agriculture
It’s Easier To Buy CBD In Kansas Than To Know For Sure What’s In It Or What It’s Good For
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...
Agriculture
USDA Announces Details of 2nd Market Facilitation Program
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
Agriculture Education Students Awarded Kansas Agriculture Skills and Competencies Certificates
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...
Agriculture
KDA to Host Jon Schallert Business Development Workshop
The Kansas Department of Agriculture will host a business development workshop featuring Jon Schallert in Abilene on Monday and Tuesday, October 7-8. Schallert, an...
