central Kansas

Visibility may be reduced from smoke and flames when grass and crop stubble are being burned, such as in this April 4 fire in southeastern Ottawa County. (Photo by Tim Unruh.)

Beef, Livestock

April 4 was a burn day to remember for grassland managers

Livestock producers use prescribed burning as a way to restore grassland and this year has been a tougher one, Tim Unruh writes. Read More

One tour stop was held at Loving Farms near Pawnee Rock. Pictured are (front row, L to R) Garret Otter, Almena; Brody Thayer, La Cygne; Allison Castilleja, Satanta; Leslie Smith, Ashland; Jack Adams, Plains; Cooper Imthurn, Maple Hill; Jay Ziegelmeier, Hays; Garret Smith, Great Bend; Bubba Sullivan, Amarillo, TX; (back row, L to R) Cody Howell, Chanute; Erica Auchard, Cimarron; Tara Jo Bina, Halstead; Emily Grund; Wamego; Eric Blythe, White City; Logan Hoobler, Maple Hill; Cole Baumgartner, Westmoreland; Arlan Newby, Haven; Jose Woolfolk, Hugoton; and Cole Renner, Monument.(Photo courtesy of Kansas Livestock Association.)

Central Region, Regional Roundup

YSA class visits central, western Kansas