Farming & Ranching

Kansas crop progress, condition as of September 10

Submitted For the week ending Sept. 10, there were 6.7 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 34 percent very short,…

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Kansas crop production is reported as of September 1

Submitted Based on Sept. 1 conditions, Kansas’s 2023 corn production is forecast at 677 million bushels, up 33 percent from last year’s production, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics…

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National Farm Safety and Health Week

Submitted According to the 2019 U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics, the agricultural sector is still the most dangerous in America, with 573 fatalities, an equivalent of 23.1 deaths per 100,000…

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Kansas crop progress, condition reported for September 3

Submitted For the week ending Sept. 3 there were 6.8 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 33 percent very short,…

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Disaster assistance available for livestock losses

Submitted The Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) provides assistance for livestock deaths in excess of normal mortality caused by adverse weather, disease and attacks by animals reintroduced into the wild by…

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Specialty Crop Block Grants for 2023 awarded

Submitted The Kansas Department of Agriculture has been awarded $328,330.06 through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. Funds for the program are presented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural…

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Kansas crop progress, condition as of August 27

Submitted For the week ending Aug. 27, there were 6.6 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies…

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West Nile virus confirmed in horses in Kansas

Submitted The Kansas Department of Agriculture Division of Animal Health has received notification of multiple confirmed cases of West Nile virus (WNV) in horses across the state over the past…

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Funding available for Crop Program

Submitted The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that up to $10 million in available competitive grant funding through the 2023 Specialty Crop Multi-State Program (SCMP). The SCMP strengthens the…

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Livestock disaster payment rate updated

Submitted The USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced that it is updating the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) payment rate to support livestock producers in the Midwest who have lost cattle…

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Kansas milk production as of August 21

Submitted On Monday, Aug. 21, the milk production in Kansas during July 2023 totaled 340 million pounds, down two percent from July 2022, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics…

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Governor declares drought emergency, warnings, watches

Submitted Governor Laura Kelly has approved updated drought declarations for Kansas counties with Executive Order No. 23-04. “Kansans have been resilient in the face of drought this past year,” Governor…

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Livestock disaster payment rate updated

Submitted The USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced that it is updating the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) payment rate to support livestock producers in the Midwest who have lost cattle…

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New interactive mapping tool to locate fields for dove hunting available

Submitted Geographic information system staff at the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks are proud to offer hunters a new tool this year designed to make locating fields managed specifically…

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Crop progress, condition reported

Submitted For the week ending Aug. 13, there were 5.1 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies…

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