Friday, March 27, 2026

Agriculture

Trade Visit to Demonstrate U.S. Wheat Competitive Advantages to Venezuelan Millers

  Quality control and purchasing managers from three Venezuelan flour mills will visit North Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and Ohio on July 31 to August 6,...

FamilyFarms Charities establishes agriculture scholarship

FamilyFarms Charities announced at the FamilyFarms Group Summer Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana that a memorial scholarship has been established in memory of the late...

Sugarcane Aphids Spotted in Sedgwick County

Sugarcane aphids have now been found in Sedgwick County in VERY low numbers.  We also observed many beneficial insects in the field.  These beneficials,...

KDA Seeks Participants for Statewide Survey of Specialty Crops

The Kansas Department of Agriculture and K-State Research and Extension are seeking specialty crop producers to participate in the Statewide Survey of Specialty Crop...

Conditions right for powdery mildew

by Linda Geist - University of Missouri Extension Hot days, cool nights and spotty showers create conditions for powdery mildew to thrive. This fungal disease affects common vegetables...

Summer Fun Farm Tour Series Kicks-off August 1

3 Days, 9 Farms, and 3 Hot Topics Kansas Farmers Union and the Farmer Veteran Coalition of Kansas are offering new and aspiring farmers an...

Forage supplementation and methane in beef cows is topic of July 26 webinar

Great Plains Grazing will present the free educational event online. The nutrient composition of grazed forages frequently does not meet the requirements of the grazing...

Kansas Wheat Scoop No. 1955: A ‘Fitbit’ for plants?

Low-cost, portable platform to gauge plant health             Kansas State University student and phenocart developer Jared Crain collects data using the phenocart in drought stress wheat...