K-State Crowned National Champion Meat Animal Evaluation Team
MANHATTAN, Kan. – The Kansas State University Meat Animal Evaluation Team won National Champion honors at the 2023 Collegiate Meat Animal Evaluation Contest hosted in Canyon, Texas. The team was recognized Tuesday, March 28 following the three-day competition. The event, previously known as the AKSARBEN contest, now rotates between host institutions across the country. […]
Farm Credit Associations of Kansas and CoBank invest $1 million in K-State College of Agriculture’s innovation centers
MANHATTAN — Four Kansas Farm Credit Associations and CoBank recently combined to give $1 million to support the Kansas State University College of Agriculture’s innovation centers for grain, food, animal and agronomy research.This investment will fund new facilities, renovations of current buildings and improvements in the technology and equipment necessary for interdisciplinary, cutting-edge research, all of which will continue to […]
USDA Expands Margin Protection for Corn and Soybean Farmers
WASHINGTON, March 30, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is expanding its Margin Protection insurance plan, adding more than a thousand counties to the insurance option that provides coverage against an unexpected decrease in operating margin for corn and soybean producers. This expansion, which is in direct response to growing interest among producers, will be […]
K-State’s College of Agriculture selects new class of ambassadors for 2023
MANHATTAN — The Kansas State University College of Agriculture has selected 39 students to serve as ambassadors.The College of Agriculture Ambassadors are student leaders devoted to sharing their experiences and supporting prospective K-State students who may be interested in academic programs within the college. Whether creating meaningful connections with prospective students and their families, providing campus […]
Webinar to address grass turnout in western Kansas
Cattle producers weighing high prices for feed, drought-stressed pastures K-State Research and Extension news service MANHATTAN, Kan. – A pair of factors created by drought through much of the Midwest is weighing on western Kansas cattle producers’ decisions on when to turn their herds out on grass this spring and summer. “When and how grass […]
FAPC to host an artisan and grain workshop on May 17
By Kirsten Hollansworth STILLWATER, Okla. – Renee Albers-Nelson, baking and milling specialist with the Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center at Oklahoma State University, is set to host All You Knead to Know, an artisan and grain workshop, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 17 at FAPC. Anyone from a chef to a farmer, as well […]
3 Emerging Risks on the Horizon for the U.S. Farm Supply Sector
Likely crop cycle downturn in 2024 will usher in new set of challenges for ag retailers DENVER (March 27, 2023)—The outlook for agricultural retailers is generally favorable for 2023 following a year of record profits in 2022. However, the sector faces an emerging set of risks that could depress profit margins and challenge traditional business […]
Webinar to address grass turnout in Western Kansas
COLBY, Kan. – Kansas State University Western Kansas Research and Extension Centers will host a webinar on April 4 from noon to 1 p.m. CT on decision making for grass turnout in Western Kansas. In many areas of the state grass growth was very limited last year and continuing dry conditions in recent months raise […]
K-State ASI To Host Open House Activities April 1
Plan to attend these activities hosted by the K-State ASI organizations and units during the All-University Open House. MANHATTAN, Kan. – The Kansas State University All-University Open House will be April 1 with activities across campus going on from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Department of Animal Sciences and Industry (ASI), including the Food […]
Brush up on wildfire plans during the winds of March
By Gail Ellis STILLWATER, Okla. – This time of year, strong, spring winds whip across the prairie, and the smell of a grass fire may be detected in the air. John Weir, Oklahoma State University Extension fire ecology specialist, said March is the windiest month, driving wildfires in the dormant season before the brown, dead […]