Agriculture
USDA Local Foods Survey
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the 2015 Local Food Marketing Practices Survey as part of its continued support of local and...
Agriculture
Pasture renovation course teaches avoiding endophyte-free tall fescue
At the end of the day, beef farmer Darrel Franson asked fellow farmers at the school if they knew the difference between the three...
Agriculture
Farm land soil tests
By Ryan Flaming, KSU-County Extension Agent, Agriculture & Natural Resources
Spring time is an excellent time for soil sampling and testing. This year, with low...
Agriculture
OSU helps cattle ranchers, environmentalists save sage-grouse
Oregon is home to 1.3 million head of cattle, many of which graze on sagebrush grassland. But some of that same land is also...
Agriculture
Sorghum Industry Establishes Coordinated Research and Marketing Program
Beginning April 1, 2016, the Sorghum Checkoff, Kansas Grain Sorghum Commission and Kansas State University (KSU) will enter into a cooperative agreement to increase...
Agriculture
Wheat Foods Council rolls out new strategic plan
By Jordan Hildebrand
Wheat has become an easy punching bag for fad diets and those who profit from them. This practice won't last long if...
Agriculture
Kansas Livestock Foundation Fire Relief Effort Update
Due to an incredible response in the first few days after the fire, hay needs of area ranchers have been met for the time...
Agriculture
Kansas sorghum producers promote coarse grains in China
A delegation of Kansas sorghum producers, led by the Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA), traveled to China March 12-19, 2016, to promote coarse grains,...
