Agriculture
Dry April means less spring smoke, new opportunities
Research suggests benefits of pasture burning in August or September
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Uncommonly blue skies prevailed across much of eastern Kansas this April....
Agriculture
Crops are in focus at May 22 field day in Parsons
Day starts with complimentary breakfast and tour of 41 wheat variety plots
PARSONS, Kan. – Parsons is the place to be on May 22 for...
Agriculture
Growmark and FS announce the Enduring Farm award winners
Farmers nominated by FS cooperatives recognized for implementing sustainable crop practices
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AgPR) May 7, 2018 – GROWMARK and local FS member cooperatives are recognizing...
Agriculture
Bruce Summers announced as the Administrator of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Marketing Services
(Washington, D.C., May 11, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of Bruce Summers as the Administrator of the...
Agriculture
Farm families encouraged to participate in multi-state health, wellness study
Declining farm profitability and land values are backdrop for survey
MANHATTAN, Kan. – A survey is about to land in some farmers’ and ranchers’ mailboxes...
Agriculture
Three midwest farmers talk about farm bill in Washington D.C.
Three Midwest farmers recently met with their legislators in Washington D.C., to discuss conservation and beginning farmer policy in the next farm bill.
On March...
Agriculture
USDA Seeks Comments on Proposed Rule for National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard
WASHINGTON, May 3, 2018 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture today invited public comment on the proposed rule to establish the National Bioengineered Food...
Agriculture
Federal Farm Bill can help revitalize Kansas communities
Debbie Bearden envisions making rural Kansas a place where young people want to stay. The third-generation Kansas Farm Bureau leader wants her two young...
