Agriculture
Kansas Profile – Now That’s Rural: Dusty Turner, Moto Guzzi
Kansas Profile – Now That’s Rural: Dusty Turner, Moto Guzzi
By Ron Wilson, director of the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development at Kansas...
Agriculture
The Founding Farmers
From Mount Vernon to Monticello, many of the key conservation practices that USDA recommends producers use on their farms have roots with our “founding...
Agriculture
Liming application methods in continuous no-till
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...
Agriculture
Farms and Ranches Can Provide Needed Sanctuary for Western Monarchs
The monarch butterfly – the iconic black-and-orange butterfly known for its epic migrations – has seen significant population declines since the 1980s. But unfortunately,...
Agriculture
What to Look for in Late Planted Wheat
Producers can assess the status of their wheat crop going into the winter in a few different ways. One important way is looking at...
Agriculture
As corn and wheat prices drop, farmers look to alternative crops
Field peas, cover crops and winter canola are among top choices
MANHATTAN, Kan. -- With precipitous drops in the price of corn, wheat...
Agriculture
Rain from east to west
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...
Agriculture
USDA Issues Farm Safety Net and Conservation Payments
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...
