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Kansas Department of Agriculture Boards to Meet Sept. 15

Monday, September 11 by News Room

By the Kansas Department of Agriculture HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Several advisory boards which serve to guide the work of the Kansas Department of Agriculture will meet on Friday, Sept. 15, at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson. The meetings will be held on the Kansas... Read More.

Make Kansas Wheat Part of Your State Fair Tradition

Monday, September 11 by News Room

Kansas Wheat offers Kansas State Fair fairgoers plenty of educational opportunities. By Julia Debes, Kansas Wheat From bread-making demonstrations to virtual combine rides to wheat foods competitions, wheat... Read More.

KDA to Host 17th Annual Kansas Grape Stomp at the Kansas State Fair

Wednesday, September 6 by News Room

By the Kansas Department of Agriculture MANHATTAN, Kansas — Feel the squish of the grapes in the time-honored tradition of grape stomping as you help celebrate the grape and farm winery industries in Kansas. The Kansas Department of Agriculture... Read More.

Perrier, Greenwood County win Kansas 4-H Livestock Sweepstakes

Monday, August 28 by News Room

Annual Event Draws More Than 300 to K-State Campus By K-State Research and Extension news service MANHATTAN, Kan. – Approximately 300 Kansas 4-H members from 66 counties participated in the 2023 Kansas 4-H Livestock Sweepstakes, hosted by Kansas State University’s Department of Animal Sciences and Industry... Read More.

Kansas Receives Additional Funding for Local Food Purchase Assistance Program

Friday, August 25 by News Room

Photos and story by Kansas Department of Agriculture MANHATTAN, Kan. — Kansas Department of Agriculture officials joined staff from Harvesters – The Community Food Network in Topeka on Wednesday morning to welcome deliveries of fresh produce purchased under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program. KDA has... Read More.

K-State Local Foods Program to Offer Fellowships for Kansas Communities

Wednesday, August 23 by News Room

Paid Positions will Add Jobs, Help Increase Food Security By Pat Melgares, K-State Research and Extension news service MANHATTAN, Kan. – A Kansas State University program that aims to improve the health of Kansans by increasing access to locally grown foods is giving the effort... Read More.

Main Street Making a Comeback in Kansas

Friday, August 18 by News Room

Main Street Kansas Program Targets Revitalization and Preservation of Downtowns in the State By Pat Melgares, Kansas State Research and Extension News Service Is Main Street making a comeback in Kansas?

Bressner Range Research Unit to Feature Past, Future Work

Thursday, August 17 by News Room

Field Day Highlights Practical Research for Cattle Producers Story and photo by K-State Research and Extension news service YATES CENTER, Kan. – Kansas State University will highlight 32 years of research – as well as look to future studies – when it hosts a field... Read More.

Grant Program Pumps $1.2 Million Into Kansas Energy Projects

Wednesday, August 16 by News Room

K-State’s Carter says no-cost help available to farmers, small businesses By Pat Melgares, K-State Research and Extension news service MANHATTAN, Kan. – The director of the Kansas Energy Program says a federal grant program that has pumped more than $1.2 million into the state since 2016... Read More.

The Friends You Didn’t Choose

Tuesday, August 15 by News Room

By Jackie Mundt, Pratt County farmer and rancher A strange and vivid memory from my pre-teen world view was thinking after high school life was pretty much over. It makes me laugh and shake my head a little to think about how naive and small my... Read More.

K-State Stocker Field Day to be Sept. 28

Wednesday, August 9 by News Room

Kansas Digest: Kansas State University Stocker Field Day, Farm Income, Sorghum Scholarship and Broadband Comments Sought By Kansas Farmer MANHATTAN, Kan. — Mark your calendars for the annual Kansas State University Stocker Field Day, Sept. 28, at the K-State... Read More.

Pest pressure reports are minimal

Tuesday, August 8 by Brownfield Ag News

A field crops entomologist says dry weather at the beginning of summer has likely reduced pest populations. Chris DiFonzo with Michigan State University tells Brownfield pest outbreaks have been remarkably quiet. She points to her ongoing research on stink bugs. “This is the lowest year... Read More.

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