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K-State Cattlemen’s Day: K-State Animal Scientist Encourages Beef Producers To Educate, Adapt With Regard to Animal Well-Being Wednesday, March 17, 2010 10:59 AM MANHATTAN, Kan. – Just as in every industry, most people who raise livestock are doing a lot right and Kansas State University animal scientist Lily Edwards believes producers should not be defined by the few “bad apples” when it comes to animal well-being. She does, however, believe that there are some animal management practices that could be improved upon. TWO CATTLEWOMEN SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS Wednesday, March 17, 2010 10:54 AM CattleWomen organizations are sponsoring two scholarships for students interested in the beef industry. The Kansas CattleWomen (KCW) is offering a $1,200 scholarship to a female high school senior or college student who is a Kansas resident planning to study or majoring in agriculture, foods and nutrition or any beef-related field. Wheat Scoop: Whole Grain Foods Are Key to a Healthy Lifestyle Wednesday, March 17, 2010 10:52 AM It has become popular to blame farmers and food processors for the increased obesity of the American public. Indeed, Americans are fortunate to have bountiful quantities of healthy, wholesome food. Kan. group urges farmers to go organic Friday, March 12, 2010 9:36 AM WHITING, Kan. (AP) -- The Kansas Rural Center says it wants to help farmers in the state transition to organic production. The center notes that Friday was the deadline to sign up for funding this year from the Natural Resources Conservation Service's organic initiative. KANSAS RECEIVES FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION FOR WINTER STORMS Thursday, March 11, 2010 10:24 AM President Barack Obama has granted a request for a federal disaster declaration for the severe winter storms that impacted the state from Dec. 22, 2009, through Jan. 8, 2010. Gov. Mark Parkinson made the request Feb. 16, 2010, for 49 counties affected by the storms. 2 men charged in farm thefts in 5 states Friday, March 05, 2010 10:30 PM KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The FBI says two men have been charged with the theft of large farm equipment from five states. Thirty-one-year-old Matthew T. Jones and 32-year-old Ryan R. Hanzlick were arrested Thursday as part of an investigation into thefts from Wyoming, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Kansas and Colorado. Mo. plaintiffs awarded $11M in hog odor lawsuit Thursday, March 04, 2010 10:59 PM KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A jury has awarded more than $11 million to 15 plaintiffs in a lawsuit over the odors from a Premium Standard Farms hog operation in northern Missouri. A spokeswoman for Jackson County Circuit Court says Thursday's awards included $825,000 for each of 13 plaintiffs. A 14th plaintiff was awarded $250,000, and the 15th got $75,000. Report: Kansas winter wheat breaking dormancy Tuesday, March 02, 2010 9:57 AM WICHITA, Kan. (AP) -- The Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service says the winter wheat crop is beginning to break dormancy. In a report issued Monday, the agency says about 4 percent of the crop has broken dormancy, mostly in the southwest and south-central regions. Visa restrictions to reduce harvest hires Monday, March 01, 2010 11:27 AM HAYS, Kan. (AP) -- It is a job with long hours and time away from family -- and vacation typically means there is a rain delay. Which is why on a hot June day last year, South African Tertius Kroucamp stood in a Lane County wheat field doing a job that most Americans don't necessarily want -- harvesting the crops that grow amid the nation's middle. Harvest bounty brings less cash for Kan. farmers Wednesday, February 24, 2010 9:54 AM WICHITA, Kan. (AP) -- Last year's bountiful harvest in Kansas did not necessarily put more money in farmers' pockets. Despite record or near-record fall production, lower grain prices dropped the value of the state's 2009 crops about 3 percent from the previous year, the Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service reported Monday. Late Winter and Early Spring Prescribed Burning Workshops to be Held in Central and Eastern Kansas Tuesday, February 23, 2010 12:55 PM Fire safety is a priority topic of the upcoming late winter and early spring Prescribed Burning Workshops scheduled to be held in central and eastern Kansas this fall. Carol Blocksome, Grassland Water Quality Extension Staff at Kansas State University (KSU), Manhattan, said that these workshops are a continuation of workshops conducted in central and eastern Kansas last fall. It was evident from these workshops that producers needed and wanted more information and education on how to conduct a safe and successful prescribed burn. 'Sites' are set on 'agvocacy' Monday, February 22, 2010 10:20 AM Minneapolis farmer Tom Tibbets is telling his agriculture story in real time. No, he's not on a reality show or on the television news. Instead, you'll find him in the seat of a tractor with a smart phone, conversing with fellow agrarians and food consumers from around the globe. Sometimes he talks about the weather. Sometimes he takes pictures of the work he is doing. Most importantly, he said, he hopes people will understand the effort it takes for him and his peers to produce America's dinner. Report: Number of Kansas farms, acreage stable Monday, February 22, 2010 9:47 AM WICHITA, Kan. (AP) -- The National Agricultural Statistics Service has released its annual snapshot of the nation's farms and land. Its report released Friday shows Kansas had 65,500 farms in 2009, unchanged from the previous year. It also notes that the state has 46.2 million acres in farmland and the average size is 705 acres. Those numbers too are unchanged. Maine dairy farmers put organic milk on market Monday, February 22, 2010 8:39 AM PORTLAND, Maine — Maine dairy farmers hope their new organic milk, called MOOMilk, becomes as popular among natural-food buffs as Maine lobster is among seafood lovers. Volatility raises stakes for farmers Sunday, February 21, 2010 12:35 AM Since Justin Knopf broke into full-time farming in 2003, the buzz word has been "volatility" on both sides of the balance sheet. But experts say life in agriculture during the first decade of the 21st century was better than the 1990s, Knopf's formative years as a crops producer in eastern Saline County. "We have increased volatility and risk, both in the prices we receive for the products we produce and the prices we pay for fertilizer, fuel, seed, pesticides and machinery," said Knopf, 31. He farms in the Kipp and Gypsum areas. Corn quality being harvested remains good Thursday, February 18, 2010 3:59 PM JENNINGS -- Save for its reddish tint, you'd never know corn being hauled to the Decatur Co-op Association elevator in Jennings was cut in January. "We all came to the conclusion we may be dealing with an immature crop," said elevator manager Lawrence Carter, who has overseen the operation straddling Kansas Highway 383 for 15 years now. Weather delays swathing, baling of feed Thursday, February 18, 2010 3:48 PM CLAYTON -- Charles Griffith blames himself for falling behind on his 122-year-old farm. You see, he took a week off to haul bulls -- he raises Angus and red Angus bulls -- to the National Western Stock Show in Denver in January. When he returned home, he parked the truck and trailer and hasn't moved it since. Crop insurance doesn't solve all problems Thursday, February 18, 2010 3:45 PM Despite its importance, crop insurance still doesn't take the gamble out of farming. Generally, farmers can only justify buying insurance to cover 70 percent of the risk. By the time averages are figured in, the farmer often just covers costs, allowing another crop to be planted. Crop insurance carries the day for otherwise good crops Thursday, February 18, 2010 3:43 PM It wasn't a bumper wheat crop, but the yields were respectable nonetheless. In some cases, in fact, they were darn good, beating out county averages. In something of an ironic twist, however, crop insurance was the icing on the cake. Deere reports a 19 percent jump in 1Q profit Wednesday, February 17, 2010 10:36 AM Heavy equipment maker Deere raw material costs and favorable exchange rates helped drive its first-quarter profit up 19 percent despite a 6 percent drop in revenue. The company said Wednesday it earned $243.2 million, or 57 cents per share, during the quarter. That's up from $203.9 million, or 48 cents per share a year ago. |
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