Kansas agriculture

The weather event that killed thousands of cattle in southwest Kansas last month was a rare combination of extreme factors. But it highlights the ongoing risk that heat stress poses for cattle, especially as climate change pushes temperatures higher.

‘I need more Mexicans.’Several southwest Kansans are featured in a June 20 Bloomberg Businessweek article with that headline – a message the article…

Cropland in the Midwest is losing its value as the downturn in the agriculture economy continues, according to a number of surveys by agricultural…

Wheat is falling out of favor in Kansas, reports Farm Futures. Wheat acreage may be reduced by as much as five percent this fall. That means, in the…

Kansas farmers are looking to build a relationship with Cuba, reports The High-Plains/Midwest Ag Journal. Kansas ag leaders gathered in Olathe, Kansas, on…

Sugarcane aphids have returned to Kansas’s grain sorghum fields, reports The Wichita Eagle. According to a K-State Extension Office report, the invasive…