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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...

When I was little, before I went to school, I did like to go out and play in the snow. Well, I didn’t love...

During the 1960’s there was an oil boom in Morrow County Ohio where we lived, and either there were no regulations on anything or...

HERE IS YOUR KANSAS HAY MARKET REPORT FOR THE WEEK ENDING FEB 20th . . . . . Hay market prices were steady for all...

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Sub-zero temperatures across Kansas have come at a particularly bad time for the state’s cattle producers, many of whom are...