It’s cold and the fireplace has likely been in heavy use the past week. The ash left can be...

Manure has long been a source of nutrients in our grain and forage production systems. The predominant products have...

For the past three years, the K-State Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab, via a Soybean Cyst Nematode (SCN) Coalition grant,...

In our most recent District Newsletter (read it at https://www.meadowlark.k-state.edu/news/index.html), there’s an article referencing the focus placed on evaluating...

On the Agriculture Today podcast from KSU last week, Dr. Gregg Ibendahl revisited the large movements in fertilizer prices...

As corn harvest winds down, 2023 planting plans are already taking shape. The end of the growing season added...

As referenced in the cut stump discussion last week (https://www.meadowlark.k-state.edu/news/agent_weekly_columns.html), there are times when we just can’t fit all...

Even as leaves fade from summer green to fall colors, the job of controlling woody species encroaching on grazing...

Forage management this time of year is a balancing act: back off grazing and (potentially) give up forage we...

Soybean harvest will soon be upon us and hours in the combine staring at a yield monitor can provide...

Soil fertility concerns are one of the most often explored reasons for issues with plant growth and development. Knowing...

If you regularly plant cover crops, you probably already have a “mix” you like to use based on the...

There’s a lot going on in grass stands right now: drought stress and approaching dormancy to name a couple....

Forage stands aren’t traditionally soil tested as intensely as crop fields. Yield monitoring isn’t as precise and return on...

Fall is a great time for soil testing – providing we get some moisture to allow us to get...