Agriculture
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces $16.8 Million in Grants to Encourage Healthy Food Purchases for SNAP Participants
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today awarded $16.8 million in competitive grants to help Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants increase their purchases...
Agriculture
Kansas Wheat Scoop No. 1950: Engineering Resistance to Beat the Bugs
For audio file and photos, please visit kansaswheat.org.
Until now, resistance to the aphid-vectored virus known as barley yellow dwarf (BYD) has been limited, at...
Agriculture
Lock of Triangle H named ‘Top Hand’ at 2016 Cattle Feeders College
Kansas State University in cooperation with Merck Animal Health recognized Kendall Lock of Triangle H as the recipient of the “Top Hand” award at...
Agriculture
Wet weather slows haymakers; seed heads become a problem
Missouri haymakers face unusual spring weather challenges. More problems are ahead.
Making hay is more than working between rains, says Craig Roberts, University of Missouri...
Agriculture
Kansas Wheat Scoop: Contact elevators now to deliver hard white wheat at harvest
As Kansas wheat harvest approaches, farmers are making all necessary preparations. One of the most important is knowing where to market harvested grain. Kansas Wheat...
Agriculture
USDA Unveils New Improvement to Streamline Crop Reporting
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that farmers and ranchers filing crop acreage reports with the Farm Service Agency (FSA) and participating insurance...
Agriculture
Extension Educator Offers Tips on Handling Cattle in Hot Weather
As summer approaches, it's important for cattle producers to make plans to help reduce stress on cattle during hot weather, according to Nebraska...
Agriculture
USDA Extends Deadline for Recording Farm Structure
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced a one-time, 30-day extension to the June 1 deadline for recording farm organization structures related to Actively Engaged in Farming determinations....
