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How to carry more cattle by making the land you have more productive – Fall Forage Tour
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McPHERSON, KS (Oct. 20, 2014) - Cattlemen and producers are invited to the Fall Forage Tour, Friday, October 31, 2014 and Saturday, November 1,...
A trifecta of water-planning tools
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Fall is a good time for irrigators to plan future cropping systems, and K-State’s Mobile Irrigation Lab has a variety of online tools that...
Communication is key for good landowner-tenant relationships.
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By Ryan Flaming, County Extension Agent, Agriculture & Natural Resources
Good tenant-landowner relationships are always based on good communication just like every good relationship. Often...
Pasture management workshop for small acreage owners
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OLATHE, Kan. — Cool season pastures and hay fields make up the biggest chunk of agricultural land use in Johnson and surrounding counties. Now...
Kansas farm to school month showcases agriculture education and fresh foods efforts
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Amongst rotary hydroponics filled with growing greens and vertical gardens hydrated by aquaponics, Maize High agriculture education and culinary program students...
Rotate crops
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By: Scott Eckert, County Extension Agent, Horticulture
Plant diseases occur when the climate, fungus/disease organism and host plant converge at the same time. There are...
Kansas Department of Agriculture awards specialty crop block grants
MANHATTAN, Kan. - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded $303,812 to the Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA) through the Specialty Crop Block Grant...
Small grains 2014 summary
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ISSN: 1949-162X
All wheat production totaled 2.04 billion bushels in 2014, down 5 percent
from the revised 2013 total. Area harvested for grain totaled 46.5 million
acres,...
Rent-a-turnip
Have you heard about the greatest moneymaking franchise since Nerds-To-Go? It’s called Rent-A-Chicken and it was started by Leslie Suitor six years ago in...
UNL dedicates statues of former Secretaries of Agriculture
LINCOLN, Neb. — On a day when four former U.S. secretaries of agriculture from Nebraska were honored in bronze on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's...