Kansas Crop Improvement Association Announces Leadership Changes

Kansas Crop Improvement Association Announces Leadership Changes

MANHATTAN, KANSAS, March 27, 2024 – After 25 years of service to the Kansas CropImprovement Association (KCIA), Executive Director Steve Schuler is retiring, effective March31. “Steve has had the interest of the association and its membership first all the time,” said DustinMiller, owner of Kauffman Seeds, Inc., and president of…
Tractor Supply raises over $1 million for FFA

Tractor Supply raises over $1 million for FFA

Tractor Supply Company announced it generated over $1 million through the purchase of FFA paper emblems at checkout in store and online for its ninth annual Grants for Growing fundraiser. TSC said the funds raised will support middle school and high school FFA chapters that are developing project-based or experiential…
Sixteen Sweet Facts About Sugar

Sixteen Sweet Facts About Sugar

It’s nearly the end of March and the college basketball playoffs are in full swing. Did your favorite team not make the playoffs? Is your bracket already busted? Join the American Sugar Alliance on Instagram and Twitter for a truly sweet sixteen bracket challenge. Over the next several days, we’ll give…
Cattle Chat: Tips for breeding success

Cattle Chat: Tips for breeding success

Founding Father and inventor Benjamin Franklin once said, “By failing to plan, you are preparing to fail.” In the cattle business, that sentiment rings true when it comes to executing an artificial insemination breeding strategy, said the experts at the Kansas State University Beef Cattle Institute. Speaking on a recent…
ISU Dairy Team to Host Virtual Chat on HPAI In Ruminants

ISU Dairy Team to Host Virtual Chat on HPAI In Ruminants

The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Dairy Team is hosting a “Virtual Chat” to discuss the latest information on the mystery illness effecting dairy cows in the Southwest on Tuesday, March 26 at 7 pm. The knowledge on the illness is growing almost hourly, so this program is on…
700 elementary students gather at Fonner Park for agriculture education

700 elementary students gather at Fonner Park for agriculture education

Over 700 elementary students recently gathered at Fonner Park in Grand Island, Nebraska, for agriculture education.  Consisting of mostly 4th graders from 15 area schools, the students learned about various aspects of the ag industry.  JessaLynn Hudson, a Nebraska Cattlemen Senior Beef Ambassador, was a presenter at this year’s event.…
USDA to allow emergency haying, grazing of CRP acres following wildfires

USDA to allow emergency haying, grazing of CRP acres following wildfires

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has authorized emergency haying and grazing of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres nationwide, including in Nebraska, to aid livestock producers impacted by recent wildfires in Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas. "Ranchers in Nebraska, Texas, and Oklahoma hit by devastating wildfires need grazing acres and hay…