US Negotiator To Discuss Trade With KS Producers
The nation’s chief agricultural negotiator plans to meet with Kansas producers to talk about trade issues.
View ArticleGrant Funds KS Precision Agriculture Partnership
Kansas farmers and farmers-in-training will get some help learning to use the latest technology.The National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded $277,000 to Fort Hays State University and...
View ArticleTop Morning News 01.08.12
Legislators worried about the drop in state revenue; Bills have already be introduced for the 2013 legislative session; State warns about Kansas-caught fish consumption.KS Legislators Warn About Drop...
View ArticleLegislators Want Corporate Farming Review
Kansas lawmakers have decided they need more information before making changes to the state's laws that restrict corporate farming.
View ArticleTop Morning News 3.25.13 (UPDATED)
Updated 9:30 AMThe Kansas House and Senate will negotiate differences in their budget proposals; Pilot program for Kansas school districts under consideration; Lawmakers need more information on...
View ArticleMore Study Sought For Kansas Corporate Farming Laws
Kansas lawmakers have decided they need more information before making changes to the state's laws that restrict corporate farming.A House committee decided Friday to have a judicial council review the...
View ArticleRanch Tour Will Focus On Drought, Cattle Grazing
Kansas farm groups will host a ranch tour next month, focusing on drought and how to best manage resources in the upcoming grazing season.The tour will take place on May 11 at the Ted Alexander Ranch,...
View ArticleMoran Hoping To Protect Crop Insurance Subsidies
Kansas Senator Jerry Moran says the next federal farm bill is likely to cut back or eliminate some farm subsidies. The Republican from Manhattan says that while many lawmakers are focused on cutting...
View ArticleKansas Wheat Tour Forecasts Smaller Harvest Than 2012, But Larger than 2011
Participants in the Kansas wheat quality tour have forecast the state will harvest 313 million bushels despite drought and freezes.
View ArticleDourght Slows Farm Income Growth Down In First Quarter
The Federal Reserve says farm income growth slowed across the Plains and western states in the first quarter, as costs increased and the drought lingered.Bankers expect farm income to weaken further in...
View ArticleKansas Farmer Files Suit Against Monsanto
A Kansas farmer has sued seed giant Monsanto over the discovery of genetically engineered experimental wheat.Elkhart wheat grower Ernest Barnes filed the suit.It alleges that when people heard about...
View ArticleCattle and Wheat In Frigid Conditions Concerns Kansas Ranchers And Farmers
Kansas farmers are coping with frigid conditions as they look after cattle herds.Most Kansas ranchers have not begun calving yet. But the lack of snow on the ground means cattle can stay dry and better...
View ArticleFarm Acres Drop In 2015
The number of acres farmers used to grow crops plummeted in 2015. It was the biggest year to year drop in almost three decades. Farmers throughout the country’s Midwestern corn and wheat belt had to...
View ArticleReport: Farm Debt Still Rising
Midwest farmers are borrowing more money to stay afloat. That’s because the farm economy is in a rough patch. Grain prices are low and farm income has fallen for two straight years. The Kansas City...
View ArticleNumber Of Kansas Farms Falling
A new report shows a decline in the number of farms and ranches in Kansas last year. The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported yesterday that Kansas had 60,400 farms in 2015, down 600 from...
View ArticleFor Some Female Farmers, Stepping Up Means Looking For Support
Up before dawn, working the fields, feeding the cows…that’s a farmer’s life. Farming is still thought of as a male-dominated field. But there are thousands of women farmers across the country, often...
View ArticleKS Senator Paints Bleak Picture of Farm Economy
Kansas Republican Senator Pat Roberts is painting a bleak picture of the nation's farm economy.
View ArticleNet Farm Income Plummets For Kansas Farmers
Kansas farmers may be facing some of toughest financial times they have experienced in three decades. As Harvest Public Media’s Jeremy Bernfeld reports, that could put a hit on the economy. The average...
View ArticleFarmers, Fishermen Have Highest Suicide Rate Of Any Occupation
Men who work as farmers take their own lives at a rate seven times the national average, according to a new study. Overall suicide rates have climbed more than 20 percent since the year 2000. According...
View ArticleCommodity Price Concerns Spread Across Farm Country
Low prices for grain, milk and beef are causing many Midwest farmers and ranchers to worry about paying their bills this year. With prices for some farm staples in the tank, many farmers will be lucky...
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