Farm Talk Area Farm & Ranch News

Kansas Cowboy Poetry Contest set

2012-05-22T14:23:03-05:00

Throughout American history, cowboy poets have played a large part in framing the landscape of the American West and the State of Kansas through written and oral poetry. On Friday, June 8 the second state-wide Kansas Cowboy Poetry Contest will be held in Alma Kan., in conjunction with the Symphony in the Flint Hills.

Beef Camp set for June 5 in Buffalo, Mo.

2012-05-22T13:46:20-05:00

Beef Cow Camp 2012 is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 5 at the Dallas County Fairgrounds in Buffalo, Mo.

USPS will not close rural post offices

2012-05-15T13:46:52-05:00

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) recently announced it will not close any of the 134 post offices in Kansas that were being considered for closure or consolidation.

Twilight horticulture tour set in Aurora

2012-05-15T13:43:44-05:00

This year’s Lawrence County Twilight Horticulture Tour should be of interest to anyone wanting a beautiful and functional landscape with the right plants in the right spots.

Herbicides can help with pond weed problems

2012-05-15T13:29:47-05:00

Weeds and ponds are a bad combination. Pond owners can follow a general rule to try and eliminate weeds from their ponds.

Spring Crops Field Day set in Parsons

2012-05-01T15:30:36-05:00

Kansas State University’s Southeast Agricultural Research Center (SEARC) will host a Spring Crops Field Day on Tuesday, May 15 at Parsons, Kan.

K-State agronomy professor elected to leadership role

2012-04-17T13:45:07-05:00

David Mengel, professor of agronomy at Kansas State University, has been elected president-elect of the American Society of Agronomy.

NEO Ag Department named James Mabon award winner

2012-04-17T13:40:02-05:00

This year’s winner is the Agriculture Department, for their proposal to remodel the lobby of the indoor multipurpose arena.
The Agriculture Department is very excited to receive this award, according to Shannon Cunningham, Dept. Chair of Agriculture.

Vilsack highlights virtues of ag in Kan. visit

2012-04-17T13:27:48-05:00

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack encouraged K-State students in pursuit of agriculture degrees; told a Landon Lecture audience why agriculture is vitally important to the United States and helped usher in a new era of research at the USDA's Agricultural Research Service Center for Grain and Animal Health Research facility in Manhattan.

March temperatures in Kansas second warmest on record

2012-04-17T13:21:03-05:00

Following on the heels of a warmer than usual winter, preliminary data indicate March temperatures in Kansas averaged 54.5 degrees F, which was 11.7 degrees warmer than normal.