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Rain and hail were extremely detrimental to cotton crops in the High Plains. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Laura McKenzie)
Crops

Farmers face 66% income loss from rising temperatures in Kansas 

Climate change is expected to bring more severe weather, like droughts and extreme heat, to Kansas in the coming decades, with significant negative impacts on farm productivity and profitability. Read More

The ADM terminal, Salina, Kansas, looks like it’s painted in gold, or at least amber, as a rainbow arches over the horizon following a recent thunderstorm. (Journal photo by Tim Unruh.)
Corn, Crops, Unruh, Wheat

Bummer of a summer 

Cattle graze on a north central Colorado prairie, about 30 miles south of Cheyenne, Wyoming, under puffy cloud cover. Farming and ranching during this period of climate change presents a number of challenges, but a group of agricultural experts have provided tips to overcome the times. (Photo courtesy of David Augustine, Agricultural Research Service.)
Beef, Cow Calf, Feeder, Livestock, Seedstock, Sheep and Goats, Stocker, Weather

Wild weather times



Central Kansas farmer named K-State College of Ag Alumni Fellow

  • By By Shelby Varner, K-State Research and Extension

How is Russia’s invasion of Ukraine affecting wheat in Kansas?

  • By By Marsha Boswell, Vice President of Communications, Kansas Wheat

Wheat trials evaluate soil health and environmental indicators

Sharing wheat knowledge

Farmers wage war on weeds and pests through intercropping

Day 4, Kansas Wheat Harvest Report

Collaboration with K-State researchers helps farmers fine tune their inputs, management and yields

‘EatWheat’ campaign helps US consumers better understand farming and wheat foods