With the migratory spring season for swallows underway, a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert provides property owners with information to limit nest building on structures while adhering to federal law protecting the species. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Tips to prevent barn swallow nests this spring

Representatives from the Kansas Department of Agriculture celebrated Kansas Ag Day at the Kansas State Capitol on March 18. (Courtesy photo.).

KDA celebrates Kansas Ag Day

Lawn mower cut grass. (Adobe Stock │ #358230287 - Zedspider)

Lawn calendar for cool-season grasses

Black Angus cattle graze along rocky area of pasture. (Courtesy photo.)

NASDA recognizes ag’s powerful contributions

Agricultural spring landscape. Green soybean sprouts. Rows of early soy shoots growing in the rich dark brown soil. (Photo: iStock - Awltail)

Rollins commends farmers and ranchers

Cattle gain a higher amount of lean tissue early in the cattle feeding period and deposit more fat as they age, according to K-State beef cattle nutritionist Phillip Lancaster. (K-State Research and Extension)

Managing weight gain in cattle

  • By Lisa Moser │ K-State Research and Extension news service
Kansas State University agriculture economist Elizabeth Yeager says double-cropped soybeans increase profits, and cropping systems agronomist Kraig Roozeboom says they positively influence soil characteristics, though not to the same degree as some cover crops. (Kansas State University Research and Extension)

Intensify sorghum systems with double-cropped soybeans

  • By Jacob Klaudt │ K-State Research and Extension news service
Young woman in a beautiful blooming flower field. (Adobe Stock │ #402092937 - Hide_Studio)

30 easy tips to help refresh your mind and body this spring