Sunflower (Courtesy photo.)

Sunflower markets

Loran Steinlage of Fayette County, Iowa, has been named the Iowa Leopold Conservation Award winner. (Photo courtesy of Sand County Foundation.)

Loran Steinlage receives Iowa Leopold Conservation Award

(Photo courtesy of Kansas State University Research and Extension.)

Cattle Chat: The hidden cost of cattle shrink 

Horses not infected with West Nile Virus. (Journal stock photo.)

West Nile Virus Confirmed in Horses in Kansas

  • By Heather Lansdowne │ Kansas Department of Agriculture
A food thermometer helps to assure the quality of food items and reduces over-cooking. (Photo courtesy of Kansas State University Research and Extension.)

Food Safety Education Month: Food thermometers are a kitchen must-have  

A grain truck crosses the dry Platte River near Chapman, Nebraska, in October 2022. The area around Chapman is in severe and extreme drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. (Photo by Craig Chandler, University Communication and Marketing.)

Rural Prosperity Nebraska, Oklahoma State team up to study rural resilience

(Photo by Kirsten Hollansworth.)

USDA makes more grants available for meat and poultry processors

(Photo by Michael Miller, Texas A&M AgriLife.)

USDA announces new grapevine insurance program to protect against natural hazards