Kansas

Now present in seven states, the small pest is taking a toll on soybean crops and making Midwest growers look beyond traditional insecticides for yield protection.
Weskan Grain and local producers take on Union Pacific and K&O Railroad in an antitrust battle over access to the rehabilitated Towner Line.
Kansas State University’s Joe Parcell says livestock revenues make up more than half of the state’s projected $6.2 billion increase, but volatility across its rural economies signals continued uncertainty ahead.
A federal court has vacated the Biden-Harris administration’s rule that listed the lesser prairie-chicken as an endangered species.
Find out how one leader in Congress is advocating a grounded approach to the Make American Healthy Again agenda.
A quick Q&A with CEO Lukas Koch unveils an intriguing new program that hopes to layer disparate ag tech offerings into a systems approach that can drive return-on-investment at the field level.
Hear from the likes of AGCO, Claas, John Deere and others about what each farm equipment manufacturer is planning to invest in its U.S. manufacturing footprint.
Misery loves company: commiserate with two frustrated row crop farmers who are fed up with equipment and technology outages, and learn about a simple fix that just might keep your planter up and running this spring.
Three GreenPoint Ag employees have received notable promotions as MKC’s five apprentices are selected for management positions.
Chase Larson is the CEO of Bestifor Farms, which is just one of six companies under the Bestifor family of brands. Based in Belleville, Kansas, the company employees 40 people, 30 of which are full time.
Instead of looking at the technology to cut costs, southwest Kansas farmer Luke Jaeger sees it as a way to do a more effective job at battling intensifying weed pressure.
With an enterprise mindset, MKC walks with its farmer-customers.
An aging grain bin in Inman, Kan., served as Mindy Allen’s blank canvas. After six weeks, it was transformed into a mural that’s truly larger than life.
The Des Moines, Iowa, cooperative has had a busy 2024.
Mid-Kansas Cooperative has hired five full-time leadership development apprentices through Kansas Farm Bureau’s Rural Kansas Apprenticeship Program.
The three facilities, located in Trousdale, Cullison and Greensburg, will handle corn, wheat, soybeans, milo and canola.
The project will more than double the footprint of SurePoint’s existing facility.
Combined, the organizations have a reach of over 85,000 producers in eight states.
The 2023 Wheat Quality Council’s Wheat Tour across Kansas found low yields and higher abandonment than what USDA currently has penciled in with one economist on tour warning abandonment could climb even higher.
Frozen 2 was projected onto the grain elevator at Landus Cooperative in Jefferson, Iowa, for 110 parked cars.
The latest AEM numbers suggest concerns about falling farmer demand for new machines were not overblown.
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