Jennifer M. Latzke

2 weeks ago | farmprogress.com | Elizabeth Hodges |Jennifer M. Latzke

Bovine pink eye may not kill your cattle, but it has the potential to reduce average daily gain while consuming resources and time. When cattle move to pasture, young calves face a higher risk of pink eye. While producers have little control over environmental factors, they can prevent pink eye through three approaches: minimizing fly populations, treating early and vaccinating.

3 weeks ago | farmprogress.com | Jennifer M. Latzke

NEW DIGS: The Swine Research and Teaching Center at Kansas State University has opened a new swine nursery facility, replacing a structure that served the university for more than five decades. K-State Department of Animal Sciences and IndustryKansas State University animal scientists are hailing the opening of a new swine nursery facility on the north side of the Manhattan campus as another step toward improving profitability and efficiency for swine producers in Kansas and beyond.

3 weeks ago | farmprogress.com | Jennifer M. Latzke

Kansas dairy farmers are not giving up on the proposed Kansas State University dairy project, says K-State Dairy Extension Specialist Mike Brouk.  Brouk spoke at the annual Kansas Dairy Meeting in March updating dairy farmers on the status of the proposed $43 million new dairy teaching and research facility at K-State. Proposed projects at K-State must have state legislative approval and be included in the budget process.

1 month ago | farmprogress.com | Jennifer M. Latzke

I was about 8 or 9 years old when my dad took a shortcut while working on a split-rim tractor tire in our farm shop. He was in a hurry and didn’t have a tire cage, and he’d done this a million times — he had a million reasons for his actions that day. Unfortunately, his luck ran out, the tire exploded, and he suffered a catastrophic injury to his hand. Fortunately, this was in the mid-1980s, and the local emergency room, just 25 minutes away, was fully staffed.

1 month ago | farmprogress.com | Jennifer M. Latzke

SORGHUM INVESTMENT: The state of Kansas has earmarked a $1 million public commitment for the Collaborative Sorghum Investment Program through an appropriation in the fiscal 2026 budget. Jennifer M. LatzkeAccording to the Kansas Sorghum Producers Association, the state of Kansas has earmarked a $1 million public commitment for the Collaborative Sorghum Investment Program (CSIP) through an appropriation in the fiscal 2026 budget.