Agriculture
Farm to preschool helps healthy habits take root early
“May I have more kale chips, please?” asked a four-year old preschooler during one of my first site visits as farm to school lead...
Agriculture
Two Kansas State University Plant Scientists Named ‘Top Authors’
The American Society of Plant Biologists has honored two Kansas State University scientists whose work in that organization’s journals has been cited nearly 800...
Agriculture
Local Food and Farm Task Force to meet in Manhattan
MANHATTAN, Kan. – The Local Food and Farm Task Force will meet at 10 a.m. on Monday, August 31, 2015. The meeting will include...
Agriculture
Strategies for managing low-quality wheat seed
By Ryan Flaming, County Extension Agent, Agriculture & Natural Resources
The 2014-15 wheat harvest was delayed in some parts of Kansas due to precipitation after...
Agriculture
Fall Crop Seminar planned August 26 in Hays
HAYS, Kan. – Kansas State University’s Agricultural Research Center-Hays is hosting its Fall Crop Seminar Aug. 26 in the auditorium at the center, located...
Agriculture
Managing risk down on the farm
(NAPSI)—Historians estimate agriculture began about 12,000 years ago—and farmers have been struggling with risk and uncertainty ever since. These days, however, they can get...
Agriculture
Livestock Water Development and Electric Fencing in Salina
Livestock Water Development and Electric Fencing event, September 8th in Salina, Kansas. Mark Green, NRCS specialist from Missouri, will offer his popular workshop on...
Agriculture
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Joins USDA Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma will become the 52nd agency to operate the Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program. Part of the program’s goal is to...
