Agriculture
Kansas Companies Participate in STEP Grant Trade Missions
The Kansas Department of Agriculture recently hosted two State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) Grant trade missions to Foro Mascotas Pet Food International in Guadalajara,...
Agriculture
KDA Seeks Marketing Advisory Board Members
The Kansas Department of Agriculture’s agricultural advocacy, marketing and outreach team is seeking talented Kansans to serve on the Marketing Advisory Board.
The Kansas Department...
Agriculture
USDA Announces Change to Haying and Grazing Date
Farmers who planted cover crops on prevented plant acres will be permitted to hay, graze or chop those fields earlier than November this year,...
Agriculture
Governor praises NBAF operations transfer to USDA
Governor Laura Kelly praised federal officials for taking an important step toward transitioning operations of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) from New...
Agriculture
NBAF Animal Disease Lab In Kansas Has Switched Teams And It’s A USDA Thing Now
By BRIAN GRIMMETT
The terms for handing off the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan, Kansas, have been settled — even as the billion-dollar-plus research...
Agriculture
White House Announces $16 Billion In Aid To Farmers Hurt By China Trade Dispute
The Trump administration will provide $16 billion in aid to help keep farmers afloat as they reel from the yearlong trade war between the...
Agriculture
How To Talk About Climate Change In Rural America? Don’t Say Those Two Words
Rural communities are some of the most politically disenfranchised when it comes to climate policy, and last year’s National Climate Change Report showed they’re also among...
Agriculture
Food Hubs Connect Small Farmers To Communities In Need Of Produce
Between the growing warehouse district and the south side of Peoria, Illinois, sits 1312 SW Adams Street. The city-owned building looks like a great...
