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.)

YSA class visits central, western Kansas

(Journal photo by Jennifer Theurer.)

Hay fire prevention 

Sunflowers (Photo courtesy of Amberlyn Brown.)

Sunflower markets

Tonia Miller, Sandhills Veterinary Services, pulls a sample on a bull to test for trichomoniasis. (Journal photo by Jennifer Theurer.)

Trichomoniasis is tricky in cattle breeding

Pictured, left to right: Gavin Romshek, Jordan McVey, Hannah Missler, Ashlyn Christmann, Adison George, Ryann Kloepping and Blake Schilling. (Photo courtesy of Garden City Community College.)

GCCC Meats Judging Team wins 2023 Beef Empire Days competition

MU Extension feral hog outreach educator Kevin Crider points out where feral hogs have damaged trees. Hogs rub their bristly bodies on trees after wallowing in waterways. (Photo by Linda Geist.)

Project helps reduce Missouri feral hog population by 65%

Pumpkins come in many different colors in addition to orange, and they are found in a variety of shapes and sizes. (Photo courtesy of National Garden Bureau Inc.)

Keeping your pumpkins longer

  • By Kelsey Hatesohl │ Kansas State University Research and Extension
(Courtesy photo.)

Effects of government shutdown would ripple through agriculture to consumers