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Soil Fertility Following Drought & Specialty Fertilizers – Feb. 21, Liebenthal
Farmers you know the importance of fertilizer in growing your crops. But with the drought what can you expect this year on fertility needs, when is the best time to soil test and for what? What about...
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KS Crop Values Up 11%
A new report says the value of Kansas’ principal crops rose 11 percent last year to $8.2 billion. The figures were reported Friday by Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service. The agency says prices were...
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Two Farmers Wanted for KS Wheat Commission Positions
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Few wheat farmers are given an opportunity to shape the future of their industry by engaging in research, marketing and promotion efforts. The Kansas Wheat Commission, however, has an...
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Despite Snow, All of Kansas Still in Drought
This week’s Kansas map From the U-S Drought Monitor: Despite heavy snow across most of Kansas the last week of February, the entire state still remains in either Severe, Extreme, or Exceptional...
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Grain Bin Engulfment Rescue Demo Impresses Farm Teens
“I used to play in grain bins when I was a kid,” says Daylin Carlson, a freshman at Stockton High School who is also an FFA member. “I didn’t realize it’s so dangerous.” That was the eye-opening lesson...
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KDA Likes Legislative Action on Corporate Farming Laws
Kansas Secretary of Agriculture Dale Rodman issued the following statement Friday after committees in both the Kansas House and Kansas Senate took steps forward to addressing the restrictive corporate...
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Ogallala Committee to Talk Options
The Ogallala Aquifer Advisory Committee (OAAC) will hold their first meeting of 2013 to continue looking at short and long term options for the aquifer and its stakeholders. The committee will meet...
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KDA Moving Offices
Kansas Secretary of Agriculture Dale Rodman announced today the Kansas Department of Agriculture will move the majority of its offices to Manhattan, Kansas, in summer 2014. A constitutional agency,...
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441 Traps Set for Pests
In an effort to prevent further spread of emerald ash borer in Kansas, the Kansas Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Agriculture will set 441 traps to detect whether the plant pest is...
View ArticleClosing Cash Grain Prices
Closing Cash Grain Market Prices Wednesday May 1, 2013 Closing Cash Grain Prices May 1, 2013
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Ellis County Wheat Plot Tour – May 20th
Farmers make plans to join us for the Annual Ellis County Wheat Plot tour to be held on Monday, May 20th beginning at 6 p.m. Extension specialist in Agronomy, Plant Pathology & Entomology will be...
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Western Kansas Man On KS State Ag Board
A Copeland farmer has been reappointed to the Kansas State Board of Agriculture by Governor Brownback. Jay Garetson, Copeland, is being reappointed to a four year term. Garetson graduated from Kansas...
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So Far So Good for Ellis County Wheat Harvest
Ellis County 2013 Wheat Plot tour north of Victoria on L & M Farm Despite the continuing drought, the Ellis County wheat crop is looking pretty good right now, says Ellis County Extension...
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Crop Insurance Changes Promote Water Conservation
The USDA-Risk Management Agency (USDA-RMA) recently reduced its mandated number of crop samples per acre that must be maintained for insurance appraisal under center pivot irrigation. These...
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Kansas Farmer Suing Seed Giant Monsanto
AP) A Kansas farmer has sued seed giant Monsanto over last week’s discovery of genetically engineered experimental wheat in Oregon. The civil lawsuit filed Monday by Elkhart wheat grower Ernest Barnes...
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Closing Cash Grain Prices
Closing Cash Grain Market Prices Wednesday June 5, 2013 Closing cash grain prices june 5, 2013
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G-E Wheat “Isolated” Case, Says Local Weed Scientist (VIDEO)
The genetically modified wheat found in Oregon last month is an “isolated event,” according to the USDA. “USDA has neither found nor been informed of anything that would indicate that this incident...
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Changes to corporate ag laws in Kansas off the table this year
By PHIL CAUTHON KHI News Service GREELEY COUNTY — Western Kansas farmer Danny Peter committed what some in rural Kansas consider a cardinal sin: He sold his land to a big corporation so it could build...
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Ag association announces grant funding available to farmers
The Kansas Ag Research and Technology Association announced late last month they will be making up to $11,000 available for research funding in 2014. The announcement was made during the 17th annual...
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K-State’s Cattlemen’s Day scheduled for March 7
MANHATTAN — Kansas State University will host the 101st annual Cattlemen’s Day on March 7 in Manhattan. The day starts at 8 a.m. in Weber Arena with a commercial trade show and educational exhibits,...
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