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5 days ago | 
sunflowerstateradio.com | Derek Nester |Pat Melgares |K-State Research
By Pat Melgares, K-State Research and Extension news serviceMANHATTAN, Kan. – Government payments and crop insurance helped to keep Kansas accrual net farm income mostly steady in 2024 compared to 2023, according to a report from the Kansas Farm Management Association. KFMA Executive Director Mark Dikeman said his organization’s analysis indicates an average net farm income of $98,583, down just slightly from $100,618 in 2023 – a 2% drop.
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1 week ago | 
sunflowerstateradio.com | Derek Nester |Pat Melgares |K-State Research
By Pat Melgares, K-State Research and Extension news serviceMANHATTAN, Kan. – A Kansas State University agricultural economist predicts “a sizeable increase” in Kansas farm income this year, spurred by one-time government payments meant to blunt the effects of recent economic- and disaster-related losses.
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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. – Most people would agree there is nothing better than eating produce picked fresh from the garden. Similarly, cattle opt to graze the newest grass in a pasture because it is the most appealing, Kansas State University beef cattle nutritionist Phillip Lancaster said. Lancaster led the discussion on a recent Beef Cattle Institute Cattle Chat podcast about ways that cattle producers can optimize grazing pastures.
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3 weeks ago | 
bladeempire.com | Pat Melgares |K-State Research
MANHATTAN, Kan. – The weather, it seems, is not always kind on a family’s budget. K-State family finance specialist Elizabeth Kiss knows that extreme events – including heat waves, drought, flooding, high winds, wildfires and more – can impose financial hardship for families, especially for those without adequate emergency savings or insurance coverage.
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1 month 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 month 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 month 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 month 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 month 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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1 month 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.
