Agriculture
Mobile drip irrigation seeking foothold in Western Kansas farm fields
In a region where some of the United States’ most productive farmland lies, Kansas State University researchers are putting a water-saving technology on the...
Agriculture
Cattle Herd Expansion Well Underway, But Beef Supplies Remain Tight
Demand will be increasingly important as greater supply hits supermarket meat counters.
U.S. cattle producers are responding to recent record-high prices by expanding their herds,...
Agriculture
Detecting head worms in milo
By Ryan Flaming, County Extension Agent, Agriculture & Natural Resources
“Headworms” are beginning to show up in some sorghum fields and Kansas State University...
Agriculture
Climatologist says current El Niño could mean more favorable weather for Midwest Crops
Historical weather records indicate 2025 could be extremely harsh for Midwest crops.
Much-needed precipitation through the U.S. heartland this year has replenished soil moisture,...
Agriculture
Most of U.S. rented farmland is owned by non-farmers
A tenth of the 911 million U.S. farmland acres outside of Alaska and Hawaii, or about 91.5 million acres, is slated for ownership transfer...
Agriculture
As wind-turbine farms expand, research shows they could offer diminishing returns
Renewable wind energy is experiencing a boom, with more wind turbines popping up across landscapes in the U.S. and abroad. Researchers at the University...
Agriculture
USDA Unveils New Strategy to Conserve Sage Grouse Habitat on Private Lands
Department to Invest Additional $211 Million to Help Ranchers Adopt Proven Conservation Methods
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced a four-year strategy that will invest...
Agriculture
Kansas Wheat welcomes new Director of Governmental Affairs
For an audio file, visit www.kansaswheat.org.
Kansas Wheat is pleased to introduce Daniel Heady as the new Governmental Affairs Director. Heady began work on August...
