MANHATTAN — A new study involving the College of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State University is paving the way forward in controlling a devastating and costly cattle disease: bovine anaplasmosis.
In its continued efforts to advocate for increasing access to conservation programs, the Center for Rural Affairs is urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to move more funds into the hands of farmers and ranchers.
The weather event that killed thousands of cattle in southwest Kansas last month was a rare combination of extreme factors. But it highlights the ongoing risk that heat stress poses for cattle, especially as climate change pushes temperatures higher.
“My doctor said I need glasses (so I got wineglasses…).” That’s a paraphrase of a light-hearted saying posted on a sign in a winetasting room in rural Kansas, where an innovative family is producing wine and using it to create new opportunities. Allen Schmidt and family are owners and founders of Resurrection Vineyard near Hays.
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State University will host a field day on July 22 to help farmers in the Rattlesnake Creek watershed use new irrigation technologies to manage how they apply water more effectively and improve crop yields.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. and CHICAGO — The Purdue University/ CME Group Ag Economy Barometer continued to slide in June, down 2 points to a reading of 97. Producers’ expectations for the future also weakened. The Index of Future Expectations fell 5 points to a reading of 96, marking the lowest level for the index since October 2016. Meanwhile, producers were slightly more optimistic regarding current conditions; the Index of Current Conditions improved 5 points to a reading of 99. The Ag Economy Barometer is calculated each month from 400 U.S. agricultural producers’ responses to a telephone survey. This month’s survey was conducted June 13-17.
I’ve been fascinated by a colony of red ants that live in our pasture lately. I have to cross their path each day when I am out watering livestock and filling buckets to water our young fruit trees. I could just watch the activity of these ants for hours, and sometimes I almost do!
Effective June 27, Governor Laura Kelly has approved updated drought declarations for Kansas counties with Executive Order #22-06. This drought declaration places all 105 Kansas counties either in watch, warning or emergency status.
(TOPEKA) – The Kansas Beef Council (KBC) joined together with NCBA, a contractor to the Beef Checkoff; Merck Animal Health and Kansas State University (KSU) to host a regional Stockmanship & Stewardship clinic in Leavenworth, Kansas recently. Nearly 110 producers representing 10 states across the Midwest as well as Australia registered for the three-day event.
One of the greatest issues cattle owners face is Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD), a complex condition that can affect cattle of any age and breed. In North America, BRD is the leading cause of illness and death in cattle production systems, according to Dr.