Outdoors
St. Francis’ Ward Cassidy Appointed To Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commission
Gov. Sam Brownback has appointed Ward Cassidy, St. Francis, to the Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism’s Commission. Cassidy replaces Roger Marshall, Great Bend, whose...
Kansas News
Eastern redcedar may affect school land trust
A new article authored by agronomy and horticulture students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln indicates that the expansion of eastern redcedar into grasslands reduces...
Markets
June Dairy Product Report
Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 987 million pounds, 1.1 percent above June 2015 but 1.5 percent below May 2016.
Italian type cheese production totaled...
Horticulture
Time to plant fall gardens
This is the time of year we normally think of planting a fall garden. Crops that can be planted now include lettuce, radishes, spinach,...
Horticulture
Peaches; Pitburn and Split Pits
As fruit growers are harvesting peaches, some are noticing split pits and/or pitburn.
Pitburn is evidenced by brown or gray areas around the pit and...
Home Economics
Atmospheric steam canning – A new option
Janet Hackert, Nutrition and Health Education Specialist, Harrison County, University of Missouri Extension
For many years, boiling water canning has been the process used to...
Outdoors
As Wildfire Season Continues to Heat up, Interior Partners with Industry to Eliminate Drone Intrusions
U.S. Department of the Interior
To address the growing problem of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) impeding wildland firefighting efforts, the U.S. Department of the...
Kansas News
Pokémon — Their Top 5 American Cousins and where to find them
Larry Gillick, Deputy Director of Digital Strategy, U.S. Department of the Interior
You’ve downloaded the Pokémon GO app, agreed to the privacy policy and permissions,...
