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Crop progress and condition
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Crop Progress
ISSN: 1948-3007
Released July 27, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
Corn Silking -...
What Does a Bushel of Wheat Mean to Me?
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Bushels, bushels, bushels. During wheat harvest, wheat yields are calculated as bushels per acre, wheat prices are cited as dollars per bushel and overall...
Conservation Innovation Grants in Kansas
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USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Kansas is accepting proposals for grants to fund projects focusing on innovative conservation approaches and technologies. Individual grants...
USDA Summarizes Data on Adoption of Genetically Engineered Crops
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USDA Economic Research Service has released an updated data set that summarizes the adoption of genetically engineered crops in the United States from 2000...
Kansas Wheat Scoop No. 1904: State-of-the-Art Prairie Skyscraper Joins Kansas Skyline
By Julia Debes
For audio file and photos, visit www.kansaswheat.org.
Standing tall above the plains, prairie skyscrapers dot the Kansas landscape. But, these local grain elevators are...
Canola Educational Opportunities for Producers This Summer
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MANHATTAN, Kan. - Four in-depth educational opportunities for area producers on winter canola production and marketing are on tap for this summer.
July 14 and...
Four-State Farm Show
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Some of agriculture’s newest technology will soon begin to move into place near
Pittsburg, Kansas—signaling the 2015 Four State Farm Show is quickly approaching.
The area’s...
Crop Rotation Found to Benefit Soil Microbial Community
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Research led by Michigan State University found that crop rotations, in isolation from other management factors, can increase the functions performed by soil microbial...
Healthy Soil Is a Weather Risk Management Tool, According to Report
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Healthy soil can protect us from drought and flood impacts, saving farms, rural communities, and even the American agriculture industry, according to a new...
Enrollment for 2016 Dairy Margin Protection Program to Begin July 1
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PORTLAND, June 29, 2015 — Agriculture Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden today announced that starting July 1, 2015, dairy farmers can enroll in the U.S....