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KSFGC annual conference accepting online registration
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Register online for Dec. 9 meeting
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The Kansas Forage and Grassland Council will hold its Winter Conference and Annual Meeting on Dec. 9 at Kansas...
Commodity commission candidates sought; Nov. 30 filing deadline
MANHATTAN, Kan. − The Kansas Department of Agriculture reminds prospective candidates for the state’s five grain commodity commissions to finish gathering signatures for the...
Nebraska Soybean Day and Machinery Expo offers 2015 growing season information
LINCOLN, Neb. — The 2014 Nebraska Soybean Day and Machinery Expo Dec. 18 will assist soybean producers in planning for next year's growing season.
The...
What happened to all the Kansas-grown turkeys?
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MANHATTAN, Kan. -- Kansas ranks around 20th in the number of turkeys raised compared to other states. That doesn’t seem too bad until you...
Livestock slaughter
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ISSN: 0499-0544
Released November 20, 2014, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
Red Meat Production Down 4 Percent...
Farmers Union State Convention set for December 4-6 in Manhattan
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National Geographic photographer Jim Richardson, USDA GIPSA director Larry Mitchell to speak at annual Kansas Farmers Union Convention
MCPHERSON, November 20 - Jim Richardson,...
Researchers test crop rotations for high-value, cool-season cash crops
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ATHENS, Georgia – University of Georgia researchers developing a model for organic vegetable production in the Southeast have found success incorporating summer cover crops...
USDA announces Karis Gutter as USDA’s first Military Veterans Agriculture Liaison
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New Position Will Coordinate Ongoing USDA Support for Active Duty Military and Veterans
Des Moines, Iowa, Nov. 14, 2014 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)...
Historic Water Agreement signed between Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado
MANHATTAN, Kan. – A historic agreement was reached today as Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado conducted a special meeting of the Republican River Compact in...
Helping wheat defend itself against damaging viruses
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Patent-pending technology has shown success in disease resistance to wheat streak mosaic virus and triticum mosaic virus, among others.
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Wheat diseases caused...