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Cattle Chat: Managing body condition for the calving season

K-State beef cattle experts discuss how to manage body condition scores for outliers in the herd MANHATTAN, Kan. — It’s a question that many cattle producers often ponder: Is it more costly to have fat or thin cows in the herd, and how should they... Read More.

Kansas Profile – Now That’s Rural: Wade Newland, Ag Drones

Modern technology makes it possible for farmers to do remarkable things with their ground. Now, modern technology is making it possible for farmers to do remarkable things through the air. Today we’ll meet a ruralpreneur who is using aerial innovations to enhance farm operations across... Read More.

Kansas Land Values Reflect Stability

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Kansas agricultural land values appear to be stabilizing as producers enter 2026, according to Kansas State University Extension experts.  After several years of rapid appreciation, the land market is showing more measured movement, influenced by profitability pressures, interest rates and the increasingly... Read More.

K-State to Offer Free Workshops on Generating Profit through Ecosystem Health

Soil, resilience and profitability highlight agenda LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas State University and several state partners will host a series of three free workshops to support farm families, from managing their soil and grazing land, and establishing regenerative cropping systems. Margit Kaltenekker, an agriculture agent with... Read More.