Friday, January 16, 2026

Agriculture

Garlic for the Spring, CSA lessons learned, appropriate tomatoes, and souping up the coop

Even though the growing season is essentially over, there is still lots going on here at the SIFT farm. We planted garlic in mid-October,...

Winterizing your chickens

Winter is coming. If you are raising chickens for the first time this can be a daunting realization, especially if you live somewhere like...

Wheat response to cold temperatures

By Ryan Flaming, County Extension Agent, Agriculture & Natural Resources The sudden sharp drop in temperatures across Kansas this week will certainly cause the wheat...

Animal scientist funston gets regional extension award

LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska Extension beef cattle reproduction specialist Rick Funston has been honored for his beef and heifer management work.   Funston won the 2014...

Kansas Profile – Now That’s Rural – Basil Dannebohm

By Ron Wilson, director of the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development at Kansas State University. “When you are diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, you...

Sustainability taking shape, one reench fry at a time

  Converting cooking oil into fuel – the Biodiesel Initiative at Kansas State University allows for collaboration among many campus departments and industry organizations MANHATTAN, Kan....

KSFGC annual conference accepting online registration

Register online for Dec. 9 meeting KFB/KSFGC The Kansas Forage and Grassland Council will hold its Winter Conference and Annual Meeting on Dec. 9 at Kansas...

Commodity commission candidates sought; Nov. 30 filing deadline

MANHATTAN, Kan. − The Kansas Department of Agriculture reminds prospective candidates for the state’s five grain commodity commissions to finish gathering signatures for the...