Thursday, January 1, 2026

Agriculture

Two canola field tours near Conway Springs and Kiowa are scheduled April 28

Two canola field tours will be held in south central Kansas on Thursday, April 28. The tours will present a good opportunity for producers...

Corn Planting Tips

Yield potential drops when corn is not planted at the right depth, says University of Missouri Extension corn specialist Greg Luce. The right planting depth...

Garden City: K-State Research and Extension Spring Field Day is May 26

K-State Research and Extension will host a Spring Field Day on Thursday, May 26, from 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at K-State’s Southwest Research-Extension...

Wichita: Sugarcane Aphid meeting is April 22nd

Zach Simon, Sedgwick County Extension Agriculture Agent, will be hosting a meeting on April 22nd from Noon - 2:00 pm.  Dr. Brian McCornack, K-State Entomologist,...

Leaf Rust observed in Central Kansas

The wheat crop in Kansas is now at the flag leaf emergence stage of growth in much of southern and central Kansas. The crop...

New York company caught impersonating local agricultural co-op

A New York-based company has agreed to pay $10,000 in penalties and fees to settle allegations that it impersonated a local agricultural co-op and...

Climate Change Will Affect Future Crop Choices and Land Farmed

A new study by researchers from Brown and Tufts universities suggests that climate change will affect agricultural production not only in terms of yield,...

Farms that Sell Direct More Likely to Remain in Business

USDA Economic Research Service analysis of Agricultural Census data shows that farmers who market food directly to consumers have a greater chance of remaining...