Agriculture

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)...

MANHATTAN, Kan. – A historic agreement was reached today as Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado conducted a special meeting of the Republican River Compact in...

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...

Schweiss Hydraulic Doors can now be opened or closed during an unexpected power outage with a remote-operated DC Battery-Motorized back-up control system. All you have to...

            LINCOLN, Neb. — University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension will be offering a Beef Quality Assurance and Pork Quality Assurance recertification and training Dec. 2...

Cold Temperatures Expected To Affect Wheat in Kansas   Drought-stressed plants more likely to suffer from cold temperatures.   MANHATTAN, Kan. – The sudden sharp drop in temperatures...

An open-access site called PlantVillage is offering plant and plant-disease knowledge to farmers and growers around the globe. Developed by Penn State biologists, PlantVillage...

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State University’s Soil Judging Team won 2nd place in the “Overall Team” and 4th place in the “Group Judging” categories...

A collaborative of 16 organizations has recently published a new step-by-step manual, A Guide to Developing and Operating an Agricultural Individual Development Account (IDA)...

The proceedings from the 2014 Summit on Seeds and Breeds for 21st Century Agriculture were published by the Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI). In...