South American Weather Rumor in China on bean reserves Dominos falling in the markets Wheat flash in the pan Live cattle were not able to hold green Cattle on Feed report tomorrow afternoon
MANHATTAN, Kan. – An annual report that summarizes the success of Kansas’ crop harvest indicates that drought and water management were still underlying issues for many Kansas farmers in 2023. The 2023 Kansas Crop Performance Tests are available online from the K-State Research and Extension bookstore, or at local extension offices in…
A rural Nebraska county delivered a blow Tuesday to plans by an Iowa corporation to build a pipeline carrying carbon dioxide across the state. On a 3-0 vote, the Stanton County Board denied a conditional use permit for Summit Carbon Solutions, which is seeking to build a CO2 pipeline from…
For researchers at K-State’s Wheat Genetics Resource Center, it’s all about the genes. Using powerful new tools like gene editing, these scientists are taking a molecular look at how to reverse engineer nature’s “survival of the fittest” in the laboratory to improve disease resistance, increase yield and protein quality and…
California is the only state left to approve sales of E15, which is gasoline blended with 15% ethanol. U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE) said just over one year ago, California introduced an ambitious climate strategy for significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. She pointed to "practical reforms" that would immediately…
Washington, D.C.- The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed pesticide registration plans to meet its Endangered Species Act obligations that could significantly affect farmers’ livelihoods. With U.S. soybean farmers concerned over the impacts of these proposals, which include the Vulnerable Species Pilot Program (more details below) and a draft Herbicide Strategy, the American…
South American Weather Rumor in China on bean reserves Chatter in Brazil over bean acreage increases Firmed up late in the day for hogs Stronger cattle numbers
LIBERAL, Kan. – A proverbial Who’s Who of water management in the High Plains region is expected for the 2024 Ogallala Aquifer Summit, set for March 18-19 at the Seward County Fairgrounds in Liberal, Kansas. The conference marks the third time that an inter-disciplinary group of water specialists, users, regulators…
Holdrege FFA President Charli Wells is hoping to share about various opportunities in agriculture with her school, community and beyond. “A lot of people think that it’s literally just cows and plows, but it is so much more than that,” Wells said. Wells, a senior, said it’s her goal to…
Valerie Livingston was just walking out of an O’Neill, Neb., store on April 29, 2008, when she and her mother-in-law heard sirens. They thought little about it as they drove to the Livingstons’ 88 Ranch outside Orchard. “When I heard those sirens, my thought was I hoped I had turned…
