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Mom with daughter in kitchen. (Adobe Stock-#177738331 │ Vasyl)
Home and Family

Baking brings benefits beyond sweet treats

Baking at home can save money, build skills and bring families together, according to the Home Baking Association. Read More

4H, Beef, Corn, Drought, FFA, Kansas, Lacey Vilhauer, Weather, Wheat

Farm women balance stress from work, family and farm

White peonies flowers in garden. (Adobe Stock-#984368293 │ OLENA LIALINA)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Dividing plants is good for making friends, too

Nebraska Sorghum hosts September Field Day in Indianola

Sorghum field in Kansas. (Adobe Stock │ #188992018 - MarekPhotoDesign.com)

Schedule change for Sorghum Connection Field Days

Tines from Ride On Aerator that Aerate the Grass for Lawn Care Services. (iStock-#1293930244 │ Sherry Barr Photography)

Lawn stressed? September is time for relief

(Journal stock photo by Jennifer Theurer.)

K-State sheep and goat specialist says tags and biosecurity help to protect flocks

Herd of cows standing in pond, cooling down. (iStock-#1312534386 │ imamember)

K-State watershed specialists, livestock experts emphasize importance of water sources

Tender relationship of a little girl and a big beautiful horse. (Adobe Stock-#354694925 │ Елизавета Мяловская)

Farm safety reminders become critical as school lets out

  • By Colton Tripp │ K-State Extension news service
Sign with poison ivy plants around. (iStock-#951410190 │ GemStocks)

Poison ivy — check for leaves of three

Kansas State University horticulture expert Cynthia Domenghini urges gardeners not to bury peonies too deep, which increases the chance that they may not flower. (Photo courtesy of Kansas State University Research and Extension.)

Why ants are drawn to peonies each spring

  • By Colton Tripp │ K-State Extension news service