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MANHATTAN, Kan. – It takes more than high nitrogen uptake for corn to realize its maximum yield potential. Nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus uptake needs...

By Tom Parker - guest writer   MCPHERSON, Dec. 11, 2014 - When it comes to agriculture, there are few places in the state of Kansas more...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 2014 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is conducting the 2014 Census of Horticultural Specialties to...

By Ryan Flaming, County Extension Agent, Agriculture & Natural Resources 2014 Farm Bill Meetings I will be helping put on two 2014 Farm Bill meetings, at...

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Two K-State Corn Production Management Schools will be offered in early January 2015 in northeast and central Kansas. Each school will...

For the second year in a row, a national survey of farmers has documented a yield boost and other benefits from the use of...

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,...

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

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

LINCOLN, Neb. — The 2014 Nebraska Soybean Day and Machinery Expo Dec. 18 will assist soybean producers in planning for next year's growing season.   The...