Friday, March 27, 2026

Agriculture

Current status of new herbicide-resistant crops

Starting next year, producers may have access to several new crop cultivars with resistance to a wider range of herbicides than has been available...

Farmer led committee seeks innovative research proposals

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

Cover Crop Road Show planned Nov. 17 in SW Kansas

Tour designed to foster dialogue between industry, university and government representatives. Agricultural producers can get an up-close look and discussion about cover crops in several...

Kansas NRCS Announces Deadline for EQIP Funding

Salina, Kansas, September 19, 2016-The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced November 18, 2016, as the first cut-off date to...

University of Nebraska research shows potential of great northern bean

New research from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Department of Food Science and Technology has determined that adding great northern beans to a diet rich...

New report on controversial GMO food production

  Genetically modified foods are “as safe as conventional choices,” according to Timothy Griffin, associate professor at Tufts’ Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy...

What to do when you find worms in your wheat

Where wheat has emerged, fields need to be checked for fall armyworms, armyworms, and army cutworms. If you see worms on your wheat this...

Women in Agriculture: Maintaining Good Mental Health in Today’s Environment

Maintaining Good Mental Health in Today’s Environment is the topic of this fall’s Saline County Women in Ag meeting scheduled for Thursday, November 17....