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6 days ago | 
agupdate.com | Pat Melgares |K-State Research
By Pat Melgares, K-State Research and Extension As weather warms, the use of off-road vehicles becomes more common on farms and ranches. Tawnie Larson, the program manager for the Kansas Agriculture Safety and Health program at Kansas State University, said All-Terrain Vehicles, or ATVs, and Utility Task Vehicles, UTVs, are “essential tools on farms and ranches.”“But they also pose significant risks if not used properly,” Larson said.
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1 week ago | 
agupdate.com | Lisa Moser |K-State Research
By Lisa Moser, K-State Research and Extension When an athlete is aiming to improve their performance, they begin with a starting measurement, and as they train, they continue to assess their abilities to measure progress. For cattle producers, that scorecard may include pregnancy percentages, the number of calves weaned and, in some cases, death loss. This was a topic of discussion on a recent Cattle Chat podcast hosted by faculty at Kansas State University’s Beef Cattle Institute.
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1 week ago | 
sunflowerstateradio.com | Derek Nester |Lisa Moser |K-State Research
By Lisa Moser, K-State Research and Extension news serviceMANHATTAN, Kan. — When an athlete is aiming to improve their performance, they begin with a starting measurement, and as they train, they continue to assess their abilities to measure progress. For cattle producers, that scorecard may include pregnancy percentages, the number of calves weaned and, in some cases, death loss.
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1 week ago | 
sunflowerstateradio.com | Derek Nester |Jacob Klaudt |K-State Research
By Jacob Klaudt, K-State Research and Extension news serviceMANHATTAN, Kan. — Fish in the family Percidae – also known as percids – spawn their young annually between March and May in Kansas, creating a “hot spot” for fishermen looking to break out their rods and reels for the first time, said Kansas State University fisheries and aquatics Extension specialist Joe Gerken. “The ones in this family are going to be walleye, yellow perch, sauger and saugeye,” he said.
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1 week ago | 
adastraradio.com | Pat Melgares |K-State Research
University is part of national plant biosecurity effortMANHATTAN, Kan. — Americans trust the safety and security of their food. Kansas State University plant pathologist Jim Stack says our trust is well-founded, pointing to a series of checks and balances that help to ensure that the food we eat arrives safely and on time at the dinner table.
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2 weeks ago | 
sunflowerstateradio.com | Derek Nester |Lisa Moser |K-State Research
By Lisa Moser, K-State Research and Extension news serviceMANHATTAN, Kan. – Each April, many business owners evaluate their annual spending at the time they submit their taxes. Like their fellow business owners, many cattle ranchers are seeing an increase in their input costs and looking for ways to minimize expenses.
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2 weeks ago | 
sunflowerstateradio.com | Derek Nester |K-State Research
By K-State Research and Extension news serviceMANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State University and the Great Plains Canola Association will host a field day in May to highlight winter canola variety development, research and marketing. According to K-State canola breeder Mike Stamm, the field days are an opportunity to see winter canola variety trials in the field and learn about current and future varieties. He said management decisions to ensure a successful harvest will be discussed.
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2 weeks ago | 
sunflowerstateradio.com | Derek Nester |Pat Melgares |K-State Research
By Pat Melgares, K-State Research and Extension news serviceMANHATTAN, Kan. – A year-over-year drop in oil prices is a sign that farmers may get a modest break in the price they will pay for diesel fuel this summer, says Kansas State University agricultural economist Gregg Ibendahl. “Last year about this time, oil prices were in the $70 range, but have since declined and now are in the $60 range,” Ibendahl said.
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4 weeks ago | 
sunflowerstateradio.com | Derek Nester |Jacob Klaudt |K-State Research
By Jacob Klaudt, K-State Research and Extension news serviceMANHATTAN, Kan. – A powerful geomagnetic weather event known as the Gannon Storm caused mass global navigation satellite system outages the weekend of May 10, 2024, leading to an assumed $565 million in losses for midwestern crop producers. Kansas State University precision agricultural economist Terry Griffin said what seemed like a once-in-a-lifetime space weather storm may become more of an expectation for growers in the future.
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4 weeks ago | 
bladeempire.com | Pat Melgares |K-State Research
MANHATTAN, Kan. — A program that doubles the buying power for Kansans who receive federal food assistance is not only helping families eat more nutritiously, but also generating economic strength for their communities. Erin Bishop, the program manager for Double Up Food Bucks in Kansas, said recent studies show that every Double Up Food Bucks dollar spent by a participant in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program at a grocery store generates $1.30 for the economy.
