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Kansas News

Kansas Gardening: Spider Mites on Tomatoes     

We have seen some impressive spider mite damage on tomatoes. This is a little surprising considering how little hot and dry weather we have...

Heat Stops Tomatoes from Setting Fruit    

Temperatures that remain above 75 degrees F at night and day temperatures above 95 degrees F with dry, hot winds will cause poor fruit...

Take Hunter Ed Now To Hunt This Fall

A right of passage, an initiation, a crash-course, call it what you will, but for those who have taken a Kansas Hunter Education course,...

How To Land Summer Bass

It’s hard to think about fishing on a sweltering summer day, but when the sun sinks toward the western horizon, everything changes. Warm...

Sericea lespedeza control

Sericea lespedeza continues to be a major concern on rangeland, pasture, and some CRP acres in Kansas. There are no known biological controls that...

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Proclaims August 7-13 “National Farmers Market Week”

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today signed a proclamation declaring Aug. 7-13, 2016, as "National Farmers Market Week." This year marks the 17th annual National...

AG Derek Schmidt urges congressional leaders to reform federal agency rulemaking process

Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt has joined with 14 other state attorneys general today in urging congressional leaders to take action on reforming the...