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Moser selected to lead K-State ag

Dan Moser appointed as permanent Eldon Gideon Dean of Kansas State University’s College of Agriculture. Read More

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Drought continues to expand in the Plains

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Calves (Journal photo by Jennifer M. Latzke)

Managing calf scours

  • March 18, 2026
  • By Chevy-Lynn Vaske │ K-State Extension news service

NCBA: Viral rumors about Texas feedlot disease are false 

  • March 18, 2026
  • By Lacey Vilhauer

Angus Foundation to award five scholarships

  • March 18, 2026
  • By HPJ Staff
Cattle grazing in a wheat pasture (Photo: Kansas State University Extension)

Time to check for first hollow stem

  • March 17, 2026
  • By Colton Tripp │ K-State Extension news service
Gov, Jim Pillen signs executive order. (Courtesy photo.)

Gov. Pillen signs ag supplies aid order

  • March 17, 2026
  • By HPJ Staff
Gov. Pillen declared an emergency and mobilized the National Guard as wildfires burn in Nebraska. (Courtesy photo.)

Nebraska dealing with devastating wildfires

  • March 16, 2026
  • By HPJ Staff
Pictured are, from left, (front row) Taylee Velasquez, Hugoton; Justine Johns, Minneapolis; Adalaide Kline, Colby; Baylee Shultz, Berryton; Teagan Sturdy-Milliken, Lyndon; Sierra Cargill, Medicine Lodge; (second row) Brooke Falk, Harveyville; Shane Flach, Manhattan; Luke Kaiser, Grinnell; Gatlin Clawson, Meade; Nick Higgason, Olmitz; Jack Roenne, Great Bend; Skye Schumaker, Pratt; (back row) MaKala Fitzsimmons, Cunningham; Nick Nowak, Ellis; Quinton Porter, Hays; James Brack, Moscow; Brady McComb, Pratt; Hannah Grund, Wallace; and Casey Giffing, Ulysses. (Courtesy photo.)

KLA’s 20th Young Stockmen’s Academy meets in February

  • March 14, 2026
  • By HPJ Staff

Consider grazing-friendly alfalfa varieties for pastures 

  • March 13, 2026
  • By Lacey Vilhauer
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