Farm, Food, Forestry And More On The Table In The Next Farm Bill
In the coming months, Congress will map out how it’ll spend upwards of $500 billion on food and farm programs over the next five years.
View ArticleMarshall Expects Farm Bill To Pass House In June
Kansas Republican Rep. Roger Marshall says that despite the Farm Bill failing to pass in the House last week, he still expects it to pass. No Democrats voted for the bill, and the Freedom Caucus, a...
View ArticleAg Secretary, Kansas' U.S. Senators Say Trade War Can Be Avoided And Farm...
Two of the nation’s most influential players in agriculture policy, at a meeting in the heart of the country’s Grain Belt on Wednesday, tried to ease worries about the pending farm bill and a budding...
View ArticleValue Of Kansas Farm Land Up While Commodity Prices Down
Most farmers across Kansas will likely be seeing an increase in their land valuations this year.
View ArticleA Forgotten Piece Of African-American History On The Great Plains
Blink while driving on Highway 34 east of Greeley, Colorado, and you might miss the former Great Plains town of Dearfield.
View ArticleTask Force Reviewing Regulations That Affect Agriculture, Rural Prosperity
Regulations that affect Kansas’ agriculture producers and the quality of life in rural communities are under review at the federal level. President Trump created a task force to identify policy changes...
View ArticleNAFTA Renegotiation Puts Agriculture Groups On Edge
As the Trump administration takes the initial steps toward renegotiating one of the country’s most influential and controversial trade deals, groups that represent farmers and ranchers are already...
View ArticleLife In Small Towns Affected By Farmers On The 'Technology Treadmill'
The most common occupation in America used to be farming. But farms are so high-tech these days, fewer farmers are needed to work the fields. That ends up having important side effects for farm towns...
View ArticleFarm Economy Downturn Prompts Fears Of A ‘Crisis’
Of all the expensive machinery Tom Giessel worked during the 2017 wheat harvest, his favorite sits in the office of his home. It’s a microfilm machine, the kind found in a high school library. Giessel...
View ArticleStudy: Warmer Climate Could Hurt Yields
Higher temperatures thanks to climate change could cut down the output of farmers the world over. An international group of researchers compiled dozens of studies to see what happens to yields of corn,...
View ArticleFarm Income Projected Up Slightly, Tamping Down Fears Of Rural Economic Decline
After years of declining income on America’s farms and ranches, the agricultural sector might have finally hit the floor. The latest figures from the U.S. Department of Agriculture expect farmers to...
View ArticleStudy: Babies Born To Mothers Living In Areas Of Very High Pesticide Exposure...
Applying large amounts of pesticides to farm fields can have negative effects on babies born to mothers living nearby, according to new research. The data-crunching study published in Nature...
View ArticleKansas Farmer Testifies About Agriculture Technology At Senate Committee Hearing
A fifth-generation farmer from the Salina area says technology and data collection in agriculture is improving decision-making and operations. The comments came during a U.S. Senate committee hearing...
View ArticleUSDA: Farm Economy On The Upswing, But Not For Everyone
The farm economy is showing some stability, the U.S. Department of Agriculture says, but the upswing doesn’t extend to all agricultural sectors.
View ArticleLawsuit Attempts To Force USDA To Reinstate Livestock Fairness Rule
The U.S. Department of Agriculture faces a lawsuit that argues the federal agency must bring back a proposed rule that defined abusive practices by meatpacking companies.
View ArticleTrump Delivers Promise To Farmers For New Farm Bill
The legislation that governs farm policies, nutrition programs and rural development, known as the Farm Bill, is set to expire in September. U.S. Senator Pat Roberts of Kansas is leading the effort to...
View ArticleFarm, Food, Forestry And More On The Table In The Next Farm Bill
In the coming months, Congress will map out how it’ll spend upwards of $500 billion on food and farm programs over the next five years.
View ArticleSupreme Court Decision May Limit Ag Workers’ Ability To Fight For Unfairly...
Employers can force workers to settle disputes outside of court, the U.S. Supreme Court said this week, which could negatively affect agricultural workers and employees who earn low wages.
View ArticleMarshall Expects Farm Bill To Pass House In June
Kansas Republican Rep. Roger Marshall says that despite the Farm Bill failing to pass in the House last week, he still expects it to pass. No Democrats voted for the bill, and the Freedom Caucus, a...
View ArticleAg Secretary, Kansas' U.S. Senators Say Trade War Can Be Avoided And Farm...
Two of the nation’s most influential players in agriculture policy, at a meeting in the heart of the country’s Grain Belt on Wednesday, tried to ease worries about the pending farm bill and a budding...
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