June 2025

Beef cattle in South Dakota beat the summer sun next to a man made pool while taking break from grazing in the pasture. (iStock-#2251402213 │ RyanJLane)
Just a Scoopful, Opinion

Summer’s heat has been pained

Just in case you hadn’t noticed in our area it has been hot. Worse than that is the lack of moisture. Plus, our area had no sub-soil moisture so everything has dried up. Most pastures look like the dead of winter. Actually 30 miles west of where I lived earlier on a few ... Read More

Ribeyes await buyers in the grocery store meat case. Taken May 3, 2025. (U of A System Division of Agriculture photo)
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Tyson to realign its beef network

Vertical barn quilt country landscape. (Adobe Stock-#214496294 │ jackienix)
Iowa, Midwestern Region, Regional Roundup

‘Largest barn tour in the world’ Sept. 19 to 20

USDA announces the phased reopening of southern ports for livestock trade

Farm Bureau: July 4 cookout costs remain flat

American Politics - Stimulus Bill and infrastructure (Photo: iStock - Douglas Rissing)

Johnson to seek governorship while Bacon to retire

3 tips to pick out a sweet watermelon

Women-focused education offered at HPJ Live

Silhouette electricians team with crane are working to install electrical transmission equipment on power pole (Photo: Adobe Stock │ #253451746 - Prapat)

Reduce energy consumption and stay safe during summer heat waves

  • By Jessica Rudnick, Andrea Wagner and Emily Steele │ University of Illinois Extension
Cattle grazing out on summer pastures can be susceptible to tick exposure said the experts at the K-State Beef Cattle Institute. (K-State Research and Extension news service)

Ticks and disease

  • By Lisa Moser │ K-State Research and Extension news service
Tar spot on corn. (Photo by Mandy Bish.)

Tar Spot confirmed in Kansas cornfields for 2025

  • By Madeline Drake │ K-State Research and Extension news service