Editor's Picks
Category: Kansas
Southern Plains: Research to Boost Rainfed Ag – Improving Efficiencies, Soil Health
Kansas State University is leading a multi-agency team focused on improving water and nitrogen use efficiencies and improving soil health in the semi-arid southern Great Plains. The nearly $10 million […]
Wheat Blast: Another Challenge for Keeping Ahead of This Disease
Kansas State University researchers studying a fungal disease capable of taking out an entire wheat crop are finding new evidence that the pathogen is even more feisty than they originally […]
Kansas: Agronomy Fall Field Day, Manhattan, Sept. 20
The 2019 growing season presented many weather-related challenges to producers in Kansas and neighboring states. In response to these challenges, the focus of Kansas State University’s 2019 Agronomy Fall Field […]
Wheat: 3 New Varieties Released from KSU
Certified seed growers will have 3 new wheat varieties this fall. In 2020, they will be available to farmers. Kansas State University’s new releases include two hard red winter wheat […]
Kansas Wheat: Maximize Next Year’s Yields, Control Volunteer Wheat Now
Hidden in the stubble of 2019’s wheat harvest, wheat curl mites are moving to find sprouting volunteer wheat seedlings to inhabit and continue the life cycle of wheat streak mosaic […]
Kansas: Water, Soil Conservation Field Day, Moundridge, Aug. 23
The Flickner Innovation Farm will host its first-ever field day event on Friday, August 23, highlighting current work by local producers, industry members and Kansas State University researchers to conserve […]
Kansas Sorghum: Keep Beneficials in Mind When Spraying Headworms, Sugarcane Aphids
A crop entomologist at Kansas State University is urging sorghum growers to be patient as they consider options for protecting this year’s crop from damaging pests. Jeff Whitworth says that […]
Kansas Hemp: Test Plots Flourish, Good News for Farmers?
The distinctive smell of hemp now wafts through certain test plots at multiple K-State Research and Extension sites across Kansas. The end goal is to find out whether it’s also […]
Kansas: Fall Field Day, Hays, Aug. 21
Kansas State University’s Agricultural Research Center in Hays will provide updated management strategies for numerous Kansas crops when it hosts the annual fall field day on Wednesday, August 21. There […]
Kansas: 10 Farm Bill Meetings Planned in Aug., Sept.
With every new farm bill come new decisions for farmers to make that can have lasting implications for their businesses. The most recent legislation is no exception. To help agricultural […]
