April 2025

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

Summers Manufacturing is expanding its strip till line. (Courtesy photo.)

Summers unveils new strip till equipment lines

Group of international graduating students celebrating. (Adobe Stock │ #424444895 - shock)

Graduation parties will fill many calendars

At a meeting of the Cleveland County 4-H Blacksmithing Club, held at the Pioneer Village in Rison, club member Millie Montgomery, 15, explains how club volunteer Jeff Frey and his son Brayden Frey, 13, are heating a piece of low-carbon steel to be hammered into a tent stake. (Division of Agriculture photo.)

Striking while the iron’s hot: Arkansas 4-H club teaches blacksmithing skills to new generation

  • By Rebekah Hall │ U of A System Division of Agriculture
Yellow or stripe rust, Puccinia striiformis var striiformis, a severe infection on a wheat crop. (iStock │ #1927104960 - Tomasz Klejdysz)

Low risk of stripe rust problems in Kansas

  • By Jacob Klaudt │ K-State Research and Extension news service
The TexasET app can help farmers optimize their irrigation timing. The app calculates crop-specific water recommendations based on a plant’s growth stage. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Mexico agrees to water transfer to help Texas farmers

Soybeans (K-State Research & Extension photo.)

Wheeler resigns as CEO of Missouri Soybeans 

Landlords and tenants need to have a realistic view of crop prices and input expenses based on a three- to- five-year projection on farm income. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)

In current economic time landlords, tenants need to be realistic

Early registration can mean $75 savings for upcoming BIF