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Jerry Kane LINCOLN, Neb. – Spring turkey hunters are eager to get back in the woods each year. They should not be so eager they...

Topeka, KS     Each spring, male lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) face off at sunrise, competing to be selected to mate with awaiting females. The battles involve...

By Duane Schrag Special to the Rural Messenger (Last in a series) “Many individuals are probably unaware of their interest in water, but let water become difficult...

By Duane Schrag Special to the Rural Messenger (Second in a series) By the time a stream gauge was built in 1973 to measure the amount of...

Duane Schrag Special to the Rural Messenger (First in a series) For decades Rattlesnake Creek, which supplies water to Quivira National Wildlife Refuge, has dwindled. The U.S. Fish...

PRATT – Throughout recent dangerously cold temperatures and snow, several Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) staff came to the aid of...

Horticulture News By: Scott Eckert, Harvey County Extension Agent, Horticulture I picked up my seed potatoes a few days ago in anticipation for planting them in...

PRATT – More than 4,500 birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, amphibians, crustaceans and mollusks are considered nongame wildlife in Kansas – species that are not...

Reno County, Kansas – March 3, 2021 – The Reno County Health Department is asking county residents, who are age 65 and over and have...

By: Scott Eckert, Harvey County Extension Agent, Horticulture Why a raised bed to grow vegetables? Poorly draining or compacted soils and physical limitations of the...