Current Farmland Prices In Line With Its Returns, Interest Rates
Farmland prices continue to increase. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) (see here) estimates the average 2012 Illinois farmland price at $6,800 per acre, 17 percent higher than the $5,800 price in...
View ArticlePurdue offers “Beef Strategies to Survive the Drought of 2012 and Prosper”...
Beef Strategies to Survive the Drought of 2012 and Prosper On August 30, Purdue Extension will be putting on a webinar titled “Beef Strategies to Survive the Drought of 2012 and Prosper.” The webinar...
View ArticleIowa State’s College Agriculture and Life Sciences Announces Record Enrollment
Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences undergraduate enrollment has reached record numbers. At 3,900 this fall’s enrollment surpassed record enrollment set in 1977, when...
View ArticlePrevention Best Advice for Protection from Mosquitoes, West Nile Virus
Long Sleeves, Pants; Use Insect Repellant MANHATTAN, Kan. – While the summer’s widespread and severe drought negatively affected agriculture production in many areas, it does not appear to have...
View ArticlePurdue Announces 2013 Agricultural Outlook Webinar
Purdue Extension will host a free webinar to help farmers and others in agriculture make better business decisions following the worst drought in decades. Purdue Extension agricultural economist...
View ArticleKansas State Crops Team Claims Fourth Straight National Championship
The Kansas State University Crops Team recently captured the title of national champion for the fourth year in a row. K-State teams have now won the crops contest championship in 11 of the past 14...
View ArticleJohn Matsushima, Cattle Feeding Innovator, to be Honored at National Western...
FORT COLLINS – John Matsushima, a retired Colorado State University professor and a pioneer in beef-cattle nutrition, will be honored on Jan. 14 as 2013 Citizen of the West by the National Western...
View ArticleTexas A&M students win AABP Quiz Bowl Championship
The American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) Student Quiz Bowl team from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) won the national quiz bowl...
View ArticleTop Ag-Producing Kansas Counties Overlay the Ogallala Aquifer
The state’s crop and livestock producers rely on the depleting water resource, and K-State is committed to helping find solutions for this issue, among other grand challenges. MANHATTAN, Kan. – Of the...
View ArticleKansas State O.H. Kruse Feed Technology Innovation Center: The Story Behind...
MANHATTAN, Kan. – The O.H. Kruse Feed Technology Innovation Center was made possible by the support of people and organizations dedicated to bettering the future of the feed industry. One of those is...
View ArticleCoBank Donates $10,000 to Kansas Agriculture and Rural Leadership Program
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Ron Rahjes of Kensington, Kan. has designated $10,000 to be contributed by CoBank to the Kansas Agriculture and Rural Leadership (KARL) Program for 2013 on his behalf. Rahjes is a...
View ArticleDecatur County Feed Yard’s, Warren Weibert, Honored as KSU Distinguished Alumnus
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Warren Weibert, a 1969 graduate of Kansas State, was honored on Nov. 15 as the recipient of the 2013 K-State Animal Sciences & Industry Distinguished Alumnus Award. The...
View ArticleKSU to lead a multimillion-dollar global food security program on reducing...
MANHATTAN — Kansas State University is receiving an initial five-year, $8.5 million award from the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, to establish the federal government’s new Feed...
View ArticleCrews Hopes Stocker Calf Research Leads to Veterinary Career
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Claire Crews is hoping an extensive research project on the respiratory disease of stocker calves leads to a future career in veterinary medicine. For Crews, a senior animal...
View ArticleCombustible Grain Dust Prevention Workshop for Advanced Mitigation Methods
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State University will offer a combustible grain dust prevention workshop teaching advanced mitigation methods on Feb. 25 from 1:00 to 4:00 pm in Omaha, Neb. following the 2014...
View ArticleDonor offers to continue matching Stout Center contributions
A donor has extended his offer to match contributions to the Stout Center at Kansas State University. The new deadline for this matching donation program is KSU Cattlemen’s Day, March 7. According to...
View ArticleUW Extension Cattle Feeders Workshops Feb 24 -27 at Seven Locations Around...
In the last few years, cattle feeders have witnessed record high commodity cattle prices as well as continued volatility in the grain markets. Wisconsin cattle feeders who are seeking information on...
View ArticleStanley Stout Center Matching Donation Program Deadline Approaching
KLA member Steve Brecheisen of Vassar has donated proceeds from the sale of a gelding to the Kansas Livestock Foundation (KLF). The money will be put toward finalizing the Stanley Stout Center at...
View ArticleZoetis Presents $100,000 Donation to South Dakota State University Cow/Calf...
Contribution honors South Dakota cattle producers who suffered losses in Winter Storm Atlas FLORHAM PARK, N.J., — To honor cattle producers who were impacted by Winter Storm Atlas in October, Zoetis...
View ArticleK-State to Mark 100th Anniversary of Roundup in Hays on April 17
WWII was the only interruption to the long-standing beef cattle research outreach event. HAYS, Kan. – It’s been the scene of breakthrough research in beef cattle management, genetics and technology...
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