Farm Talk Newspaper

Farm Talk Newspaper has been a vital resource for the farming and agribusiness sectors in southeast Kansas, southwest Missouri, northeast Oklahoma, and northwest Arkansas since 1974. Released every Wednesday, it provides subscribers with detailed management insights and market updates, along with various entertainment articles. The publication focuses on the unique challenges and opportunities faced by farmers and ranchers in the Four State region, while also keeping its readers updated on agricultural events happening nearby.

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Scout deep into fields for tar spot

5 days ago | farmtalknews.com | Linda Geist

Up close photo of Tar Spot on corn leaf. (Photo by MU) Good scouting is the best way to identify tar spot in corn, says University of Missouri Extension state plant pathologist Mandy Bish. Tar spot was confirmed in June of 2023 and 2024 in Missouri, which is earlier than in previous years, when the disease showed up in August or September. This earlier appearance is likely to continue because Missouri’s spring air temperatures are favorable for the disease, says Bish.
How to grow a farmer

5 days ago | farmtalknews.com | Lauren Dossey

According to the 2022 agricultural census, the average age for an Arkansas farmer is roughly 57 years old — just a few years shy of the national average retirement age. “We have to keep the overall agriculture industry thriving, and to do that, we have to create new farmers or grow new farmers,” Dr. Deacue Fields, the Vice President for Agriculture of the University of Arkansas Division, said at the 2025 Farmers for Tomorrow Benefit in Fayetteville Arkansas.
Missouri 4-H hosts largest Dairy Cow Camp ever

1 week ago | farmtalknews.com | Nick Rex

Seventy kids are in Freistatt, Missouri, learning about dairy cows. They’ve arrived from across the state, from Arkansas, even flown in from Oregon for this annual cow camp. “Dirt is stubborn. If you wanna get the dirt out you gotta be more stubborn than the dirt,” says a 4-H counselor.
Dairy Science Digest podcast takes “research to the barn,” delivering current science to dairy farmers

1 week ago | farmtalknews.com | Linda Geist |Nick Rex

University of Missouri Extension dairy specialist Reagan Bluel is a self-proclaimed “science geek.” She likes pawing through the latest science journals to keep on the cutting edge of dairy research that could improve the bottom line of Missouri dairy producers. “Sometimes useful farm management information is in scientific jargon that is just not very user-friendly,” Bluel says — so Bluel does the leg work of translating the scientific findings into digestible 25 minute podcast episodes.
Hold your horses

2 weeks ago | farmtalknews.com | Lauren Dossey

It’s officially summer break, and Kansas youth are enjoying the freedom to spend a Tuesday at the county fairgrounds rather than in a classroom. On June 2nd and 3rd, the Neosho County 4-H chapter, along with local horsemen Ben Eike of Bent E Quarter Horses, hosted a two-day horsemanship clinic for Kansas youth 15 and under. “It’s an honor and a privilege to work with these youth 4-H members,” Ben Eike said.
TyCo Industries acquires Burlington Welding, Diamond W Corrals

2 weeks ago | farmtalknews.com | Nick Rex

The Diamond W portable wheel corral. (Photo by Diamond W) Burlington Welding, and its premiere product the original Diamond W Corral, was recently acquired by TyCo Industries. “TyCo” stands for Tyler Meiwes and Cody Kent, the new owners. Meiwes and Kent are originally from Clovis, New Mexico. They started their own welding company at the ages of 23 and 22, respectively, and quickly acquired work building feedyards and dairy farms across the Southern High Plains.
Why Kansas

3 weeks ago | farmtalknews.com | Lauren Dossey

Congratulations are in order, not for you but for me, as last week marked my one-year anniversary with Farm Talk!!!I’ll hold while you finish your applause. Anyway, it feels like just yesterday I was frantically trying to keep my cool as I walked into the highly intimidating doors that piller the Farm Talk office and set out on my new journalistic career.
Pioneer Days celebrates 100 years of Caterpillar

3 weeks ago | farmtalknews.com | Nick Rex

Hosted by Caney Valley Antique Power Association from May 30-June 1, the 32nd Pioneer Days also celebrated the 100th year of the equipment company Caterpillar. Antique collectors from across Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma hauled their tractors and cars to demo. Event attendees also learned about homesteading practices like broom making, blacksmithing, saw milling, and quilting. (Photos by Nick Rex)
Timely rains are good for state’s crops, but could it have been too much?

3 weeks ago | farmtalknews.com | Pat Melgares

Cooler temperatures and rain, such as what most of Kansas is experiencing in late May, increases the chances of soil-borne disease in some crops, said a Kansas State University agronomist. Dan Donnert Steady rains that fell on many parts of Kansas in late May highlight a delicate balancing act for the state’s farmers. On one hand, rain is the lifeblood of agriculture.
Cattle Chat: Herd health metrics

1 month ago | farmtalknews.com | Lisa Moser

Managing sickness from a cold to a serious illness is something people deal with regularly. Illness and death loss in a cow herd are also situations that cattle producers have to routinely address. To help producers know where their herd health metrics should be, the experts at Kansas State University’s Beef Cattle Institute offered some guidelines in their weekly Cattle Chat podcast.