Agriculture

WOODS COUNTY, Okla. – The hammer dropped Tuesday evening shortly after 6 p.m. on five farms totaling 640 acres that were offered for sale in an online auction event. Results of the auction prove strong values continue for agricultural land in rural areas of northwest Oklahoma despite marginal crop yields, higher input costs and rising interest rates. Investing in agricultural land continues to be one of the safest places to park your money in times of inflation and economic uncertainty.

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.

After a long year-and-a-half wait, Pratt County Extension Agent Jodi Drake, and the local agricultural community, is happy to welcome Rhett Newby to the position of ag agent for Pratt County. “The position has been open for a long time,” Drake said.

CHERRYVALE, Kan. - Construction is underway on a $375 million soybean crushing facility in Southeast Kansas that will provide an important source of feedstock for producing renewable fuels, food products and animal feeds. Located in Montgomery County, the plant will be owned and operated by Bartlett, a Savage Company, and capable of handling approximately 45 million bushels of soybeans annually to crush into soybean meal and refined soybean oil. The Bartlett plant will create about 50 permanent jobs when operations commence in early 2024, and support additional jobs and economic activity during construction.

PRATT, Kan. - Many beautifully manicured lawns and gardens become victims of a devastating pest every year. This pest is called the bagworm. Bagworms are normally found in shrubs, cedar, pine and spruce trees. Even though most young larvae hatch and emerge during mid- to late-May, it is common to see damage in late-July to early-August. However it is difficult to control bagworms that are that size, “They are much easier to kill while small,” Upham says.

Do you want to improve profitability, organic matter and soil health? Do you want to decrease costs, mitigate risks and reduce debt? Come network with other producers and experts at the 2022 Bottom Line Conference.

BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — Thousands of cattle in feedlots in southwestern Kansas have died of heat stress due to soaring temperatures, high humidity and little wind in recent days, industry officials said.

Nine of 10 Bankers Rank Recession Risk Above 50% June Survey Results at a Glance: The overall index fell below growth neutral for the first time since September 2020. More than 9 of 10 bankers ranked recession risk above 50%.

We had a natural disaster in Southwest Kansas on June 11, 2022 and in the days that followed that greatly affected cattle being fed for slaughter. It wasn’t a tornado or a flood or government conspiracy to dismantle our food supply. There’s no mysterious disease or theory, we know exactly what happened.

Cost is forever increasing on all inputs, which is why Yampa, Colo., rancher, Tyler Snyder, is quite pleased with his decision to upgrade his flood-irrigated hay fields with six hydro-powered T-L Irrigation pivots.