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Commodity Price Declines, Fluctuations Create Changes In Farm Financing
By Frank J. Buchman
“Record prices, record profits, and the most lucrative times those in agriculture have ever seen.”
That’s been the headline farm story in...
New K-State Experimental Grain Sorghum Lines Show High Yield Potential
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MANHATTAN, Kan. – In theory, grain sorghum should yield just as much as corn in Kansas, given the same amount of fertilizer and with...
Local Food and Farm Task Force to meet
MANHATTAN, Kan. – The Local Food and Farm Task Force will meet from 1 - 4 p.m. on Friday, February 20, 2015. The meeting...
Guide Helps Farmers Work with Land Trusts to Gain Land Access
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The National Young Farmers Coalition has released a new guide for farmers. The Farmer's Guide to Working with Land Trusts provides an introduction to...
Soybean researchers: Climate change suppressing U.S. yields
Climate change cost American soybean farmers an estimated $11 billion in unrealized potential yield in the past two decades, a newly published study says.
The...
Improve Farm Value Through Forestry Management
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Landowners should consider the benefits of windbreaks and properly managing woodlands for economic gains.
MANHATTAN, Kan. – A farmer knows where to find his cow...
Winter Wheat Hardiness
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By Ryan Flaming, County Extension Agent, Agriculture & Natural Resources
Can warm temperatures at this time of year cause wheat to break dormancy and become...
Commodity Commission Election Ballots Mailed to Producers
MANHATTAN, Kan. – The Kansas Department of Agriculture has announced the candidates eligible for commission in the state’s five grain commodity commissions- corn, wheat,...
Beginning farmer and rancher development program
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for more than $18 million in funding to help educate, mentor, and enhance the sustainability of...
Winter wheat seeding
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ISSN: 1949-1980
Released January 12, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
Planted Acres Down 5 Percent
Winter wheat...