Agriculture
Tell the livestock story
By John Schlageck, Kansas Farm Bureau
Today’s livestock producers work in a noble profession. Unfortunately, not everyone believes this so people who care for animals...
Agriculture
Tour of Seven-Acre Black Walnut Plantation to Highlight Field Day
ATCHISON, Kan. -- A tour of the International Forest of Friendship, a walk through a seven-acre, 15- to 17-year-old black walnut plantation and a...
Agriculture
Dark-eyed Junco birds may damage Kansas Crops
Wichita State University microbiology professor Mark Schneegurt and ornithology professor Chris Rogers have discovered that one of North America’s most common migratory birds –...
Agriculture
Agricultural Prices
National Agricultural Statistics Service
April Farm Prices Received Index Increased 2.0 Percent
The April Prices Received Index (Agricultural Production), at 104, increased 2.0 percent from March. The...
Agriculture
USDA Fosters Market Transparency in Grass Fed Lamb and Goat Industry
USDA
According to the 2012 Census of Agriculture, there are over five million head of sheep and lambs in the United States, and over 2.6...
Agriculture
Poultry Slaughter
Released by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 4 Percent from Last Year
April 2014 contained 22 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays.
April...
Agriculture
Chickens and Eggs
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Special Note
The 2014 monthly and annual data and 2015 monthly data to date, for Egg-Type and Broiler-Type Eggs in Incubators on the...
Agriculture
Think back to the summer of 2011 and 2012. Wow those were dry years!
By: Scott Eckert, County Extension Agent, Horticulture
Our weather and climate can sure surprise us! Reducing home water use has become a major concern for...

