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April 2024

Supercell thunderstorm passes by a dry wheat field, releasing an intense core of rain and hail. (Adobe Stock │ #211841899 - Dan Ross)
Central Region, Kansas, Regional Roundup, Weather

President approves major disaster declaration for Kansas

Federal disaster assistance is available in Kansas following June storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds and widespread flooding damage. Read More

Peanut Butter and Jelly Oat Bars (Photo courtesy of Unsplash)
Home and Family, Recipes

Grab-and-go peanut butter and jelly oat bars for busy school days

Example of 2026 meat prices. (UADA image)
Beef, beef, Home and Family

Beefing up dinner without the big price tag

Trent Loos Podcast

Trent Loos Rural Route Radio Podcast April 30, 2024

  • April 30, 2024
  • By trent-loos
Trent On The Loos

Trent on the Loos and Across the Pond Video Stream April 30, 2024

  • April 30, 2024
  • By trent-loos
Black and black baldie cattle predominate the Merrill Ranch in Comanche County, Kansas. (Journal photo by Kylene Scott)

Arkansas ag department to restrict cattle imports

  • April 30, 2024
  • By hpj-editorial
Black bears in Colorado's urban areas can stay awake year-round if unnatural food sources remain available. Do your part by keeping food sources like trash and bird seed secured all year long. (Photo courtesy of Colorado Parks and Wildlife.)

Visitors should not feed Colorado wildlife

  • April 30, 2024
  • By hpj-editorial
Dairy cow and newborn calf. (Photo courtesy of Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health.)

Colorado reports avian flu case in dairy

  • April 30, 2024
  • By Compiled by HPJ staff
Gene Autry and Champion (Photo: courtesy of Frank J. Buchman)

Cowboy Code Of Conduct

  • April 29, 2024
  • By Frank Buchman
Cattle (File photo, MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources.)

Can high cattle prices pay for mistakes?

  • April 29, 2024
  • By University of Missouri Extension
Texas 4-H members in Rusk County recently produced quilts to be awarded to three WWII veterans during Military Appreciation Month. (Liz Buckner-Cross/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Texas 4-H wraps current, former military members in Quilts of Valor

  • April 29, 2024
  • By Paul Schattenberg │ Texas A&M AgriLife
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