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Planted area rises for cotton, falls for rice

Thursday, June 30 by Brownfield Ag News

The USDA says farmers planted more upland cotton acres in 2022 than in 2021 while planting fewer acres of rice. Upland cotton planting totaled 12.322 million acres, 11% above a year ago, with increases in 16 of the 17 top production states. Rice planted area... Read More.

Two Area Residents Appointed to Supreme Court Task Force

Monday, June 27 by Aaron Napier

TOPEKA - The Kansas Supreme Court has appointed eight people to the Supreme Court Task Force on Permanency Planning and reappointed three others. Tara Carlile of Newton was appointed to a four year term, while Candace Bridgess of Hutchinson was appointed... Read More.

Alumni Association to Host a Town Hall with K-State President in Hutchinson

Thursday, June 16 by Adam Kolb

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Join the K-State Alumni Association as we welcome K-State President Richard Linton into the Wildcat Community. The Alumni Association will host a listening and learning town hall on June 23 at Dillon Hall in the Encampment Building at the Kansas State Fairgrounds... Read More.

Day 3, Kansas Wheat Harvest Report

Wednesday, June 15 by Aaron Napier

By Julia Debes, Kansas Wheat This is day 3 of the Kansas Wheat Harvest Reports, brought to you by the Kansas Wheat Commission, Kansas Association of Wheat Growers and the Kansas Grain and Feed Association. Kansas wheat producers are in the cab and cutting now across... Read More.

Area Home Prices Up Again in May

Friday, June 10 by Adam Kolb

HUTCHINSON - Home sale prices have taken a jump, substantial in some areas, in the mid and south central Kansas region served by Prairie Land Realtors Mid-Kansas Multiple Listing Service. For their entire area, the average sale price of a home in May increased by... Read More.

Michigan officials find deer with TB in a new area

Friday, June 3 by Brownfield Ag News

Michigan ag officials are alerting farmers after finding a bovine tuberculosis-infected deer in a new area. Dr. Mike Vanderklok is with the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. He says, “We have a core area where TB has been kind of found... Read More.

K-State Alumni Club, Catbackers Award Scholarships to Students in Reno County Area

Wednesday, May 25 by News Room

RENO COUNTY - Four area students have been awarded scholarships to Kansas State University totaling $2,000. The scholarships were awarded by the Reno County Catbackers, the Col. Gayle Foster Endowed Scholarship Fund and the K-State Alumni Association.The recipients are Reaghan Martin, Hutchinson, Kansas; Ashlyn... Read More.