Saturday, March 7, 2026

Agriculture

These robots provide a high-tech solution to an age-old farming problem: how to get rid of weeds

Celia Hack Harvest Public Media Greenfield Robotics, a Kansas-based company, is hoping to move agriculture away from herbicides. They’ve developed robots to take on a labor-intensive...

Weeds no walk in the park for soybean growers

Weeds are a hazard that requires diligence in soybean fields, Extension specialists say. In the above photo, soybeans are shown in a bag and overflowing with...

Wheat Scoop: Meeting at the Mill: Kansas wheat farmer Gary Millershaski reflects on recent USW board team trade mission to Sub-Saharan Africa

Contact: Marsha Boswell, [email protected] For audio version, visit kswheat.com. Developing international markets is not so dissimilar to planting a wheat crop, as Gary Millershaski, farmer and...

Wheat Scoop: Wheat Rx seminars share K-State research results with Kansas producers

Contact: Marsha Boswell, [email protected] For audio version, visit kswheat.com. As wheat fields green up across Kansas, a pair of Wheat Rx seminars in early March delivered...

Kansas Wheat: News Release: Two new K-State wheat varieties will be available to farmers this fall

Contact: Marsha Boswell, [email protected] KS Bill Snyder wheat honors legendary football coach Two new wheat varieties have been released from the Kansas State University wheat breeding...

HPAI detection in Kansas diary herds

The Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA), in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA– APHIS), has identified...

What’s holding back US hard white wheat in world markets?

A wheat variety introduced just 34 years ago shows great promise for United States wheat producers to better compete in world markets, if some...

Wheat Scoop: From Lab to Loaf

[email protected] ​ Contact: Marsha Boswell, [email protected] The 2024 Kansas Wheat Leadership Program provides hands-on exposure and technical insights from across the wheat industry For audio version, visit kswheat.com. Not...