Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Agriculture

Wheat Scoop:  Kansas Wheat seeks innovative research proposals

  Applications for research projects that can enhance Kansas wheat producers' profitability are currently being accepted by the Kansas Wheat Commission, Kansas Wheat Alliance and...

Perdue Announces Farm Service Agency and Rural Development State Directors

(Washington, D.C. November 3, 2017) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced a slate of Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Rural Development (RD)...

Kansas Profile – Now That’s Rural Nate & Stacey Freitag – Free Day Popcorn

Sarasota, Florida. Here in a gourmet food shop is a video showing the planting of popcorn in a field half a continent away. This...

Study helps K-State review guidelines for amino acids in swine diets

Research increases producers’ options for feeding pigs, maintaining profitability   MANHATTAN, Kan. – Researchers at Kansas State University have completed a large trial with pigs to...

KDA 2017 Photo Contest Winners Announced

MANHATTAN, Kan. — The Kansas Department of Agriculture announced the winners of the 2017 KDA Photo Contest on its Facebook page last week. Ten...

Fall Pasture and Hay Field Soil Test

Soil testing can be done in either spring or fall on hay fields and pasture. Given a choice, fall would be the preferred time...

Kansas NRCS Announces Deadline for EQIP Funding is November 17, 2017

Salina, Kansas, The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announcedNovember 17, 2017, as the first cut-off date to apply for fiscal...

Wheat Scoop: Wheat Growers Organizations Dispute Corker’s Food Aid Position

In remarks to the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) on Oct. 19, 2017, Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) stated that he has talked to farmers and...