September is a busy month for Kansas producers, who are making final selections for wheat varieties, prepping equipment and spraying volunteer wheat and weeds ahead of planting this year’s wheat crop. K-State Agronomy recently released guidance on one other action that could help save some cost and set the 2023 wheat harvest up for success from day one — soil sampling.
LYONS, NEBRASKA – In a win for producers across the country, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency recently announced changes to two crop insurance programs—Whole Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) and Micro Farm. The improvements will expand access to risk management options for thousands of producers, particularly those with small or diversified operations.
By Lucas Ryan Communications Manager Office of Kansas State Treasurer The drought that is currently affecting farmers and communities in western Kansas strikes close to Treasurer Lynn Rogers’ heart, having grown up on a farm himself. As conditions continue to impact Kansans, the State Treasurer’s Office is exploring options for emergency financial assistance to those being impacted by the situation.
wheat farmers have more variety options than ever before – and more to come, says author and publisher Layton Ehmke, who recently published his eighth book on the topic. Since taking over the publishing company in 2015 from its founder Steve Watson, Ehmke continues the tradition of compiling the latest data on all the new and upcoming wheat varieties for the bread basket of the nation.
MANHATTAN, Kan. — A Kansas State University- led study has found that reintroducing bison — a formerly dominant grazer — doubles plant diversity in a tallgrass prairie.
Resources ranewby@ksu.edu PRATT, KAN.- Body condition scoring is a major tool that cattle producers can use in their programs to receive a better return on investment. Scoring cattle can give producers a better handle on the overall health of their herd as well as understand who needs more feed and who needs less.
MANHATTAN, Kan. — A Kansas State University- led study has found that reintroducing bison — a formerly dominant grazer — doubles plant diversity in a tallgrass prairie.
PHILLIPSBURG – Governor Laura Kelly joined Amber Wave, a leader in sustainable agriculture, food ingredients, and low-carbon fuels, to cut the ribbon on a state-of-the-art wheat protein ingredients facility earlier this August in Phillipsburg that will be the largest wheat protein producer in North America within two years. The company is investing more than $250 million into the facility and is creating more than 60 new jobs as it ramps up to full capacity.
MOUNDRIDGE – Of all the folks that might visit his central Kansas farm, Ray Flickner probably never figured a group from the nation’s space agency would be among them. Yet, there they were: A small group of NASA scientists pulling up in SUVs to quiz Flickner about his farm just west of Moundridge.
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Just as gardeners manage produce differently depending on the time of the season, so do cattle producers manage pastures so that the grazing season can be extended, said Kansas State University beef cattle experts on a recent Cattle Chat podcast.