Keeff Felty, past president of the National Association of Wheat Growers, and an Oklahoma farmer, remains optimistic about wheat’s potential. (Courtesy photo.)

Wheat boosters look for ways to increase acres

Crabgrass is manually removed from a lawn. (iStock │ #115867077 - PICSUNV)

Lawn got you crabby? Time nears to apply preventers

Chiggers are non-burrowing mites and do not transmit disease. (Shutterstock │ #1079715854 - Jay Ondreicka)

Chiggers: K-State entomologist shares tips to avoid the itch

  • By Pat Melgares │ K-State Research and Extension news service
Blue sky over a green field in the springtime. (Adobe Stock │ #193554345 - Gabriele Maltinti)

KSU seeking feedback on bluestem pasture, irrigation

Angus bull in pasture with Angus cows during breeding season. (iStock │ #1864024287 - Jacqueline Nix)

Selecting the right bull: maximizing genetic and economic success

Lawn mower cut grass. (Adobe Stock │ #358230287 - Zedspider)

Lawn calendar for cool-season grasses

Kansas State University agriculture economist Elizabeth Yeager says double-cropped soybeans increase profits, and cropping systems agronomist Kraig Roozeboom says they positively influence soil characteristics, though not to the same degree as some cover crops. (Kansas State University Research and Extension)

Intensify sorghum systems with double-cropped soybeans

  • By Jacob Klaudt │ K-State Research and Extension news service
Manual planting of potatoes in the ground. Early spring preparation for the garden season. (iStock │ #1459660565 - OLEKSANDR KOZACHOK)

Time to plant potatoes in Kansas