Agriculture
Thistle Caterpillar Adds One More Item To Soybean Farmers’ 2019 List of Woes
On top of trade disputes, a wet spring and late planting, many soybean farmers face yet another hurdle: the thistle caterpillar.
Although it becomes the painted...
Agriculture
Federal Farm Research Offices Set To Move From D.C. To Kansas City
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced plans Thursday to move headquarters of two large research agencies from Washington, D.C., to the Kansas City area,...
Agriculture
Anxiously Awaiting Harvest
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in my kitchen these days. Yes, I know it’s June. No, carols aren’t being sung, and...
Agriculture
USDA confirms genetically engineered wheat find
USDA has found another sample of wheat plants with genetically engineered material. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service reported Friday, June 7, that...
Agriculture
Mitigation payments for prevent plant acres still unclear
One key decision remaining for those in the areas hardest hit by rain where corn wasn’t planted on time is whether to take the...
Agriculture
Symphony Coming To Cattle Country For Flint Hills Celebration On June 15
It’s the 14th annual Symphony in the Flint Hills Saturday, June 15, in Irma’s Pasture near Bazaar in Chase County, Kansas.
There’ll be a pre-symphony lunch...
Agriculture
Organic Farming Has A Plastic Problem. One Solution Is Controversial
Drew and Joan Norman have been producing organic vegetables on 60 acres just north of Baltimore since 1983. On a recent spring day, signs...
Agriculture
Soggy Fields Across The Midwest Slow To Be Seeded, And Time’s Running Out
It’s been almost three months since massive flooding from the Missouri River washed over parts of Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri, but for many farmers,...
