Tag: KSAgriculture
K-State Animal Science Students Place Second in Academic Quadrathlon
Manhattan, Kan. — The Kansas State University animal sciences academic quadrathlon team placed second at the Midwest section of the American Society of Animal Science meeting,
Flinchbaugh Remembered for Service to Agriculture, U.S. Land-Grant System
Manhattan, Kan. — A national grassroots organization that supports agricultural research, extension and teaching has granted one of its top honors to Barry Flinchbaugh, a
Cattle Chat: Researchers Test Industrial Hemp as a Potential Feed Source for Cattle
Manhattan, Kan. — As the movement to legalize marijuana across the country expands, many are left with confusion about the hemp plant that it comes
Kansas 4-H to Launch Ag Innovators Experience to State’s Youth
Manhattan, Kan. — Kansas youth are getting a head start toward new innovations in agriculture thanks to a program now underway through the state’s 4-H
KDA Advises Poultry Owners to Watch for Avian Influenza
Manhattan, Kan. — The Kansas Department of Agriculture’s Division of Animal Health encourages poultry owners, with both commercial and backyard flocks, to take steps to
Six Kansas Couples Named Master Farmers, Farm Homemakers
Manhattan, Kan. — Six couples will be honored on March 11 as the 2021 class of Kansas Master Farmers and Master Farm Homemakers in recognition
K-State to Host ‘Mini-Conference’ on Agricultural Ramifications of Ukraine/Russia Conflict
Manhattan, Kan. — Kansas State University’s Department of Agricultural Economics will host a Risk and Profit mini-conference online Mar. 7-11 to discuss the agricultural impacts
Stress ‘Layers’ Build in Rural Areas
Manhattan, Kan. — A little bit of stress, says Bradley Dirks, is a good thing. “Quite frankly,” said Dirks, a behavioral health specialist with K-State
Cattle Chat: Livestock Priorities in a Natural Disaster
Manhattan, Kan. — Natural disasters can happen with little warning, and in Kansas, those often come in the form of tornadoes, windstorms, fires or ice
A Hotter, Drier Climate and Dwindling Water has more Kansas Farmers Taking a Chance on Cotton
Moscow, Kan. — Across the state, small-town grain elevators painted with corn ears and wheat heads stand as monuments to the crops’ economic and cultural