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Arkansas ag secretary to serve as NASDA president

During the 2024 National Association of State Departments of Agriculture annual meeting, members elected their 2025 officers. Read More

Sandra Hulm, senior vice president of the oilseeds and renewable division at Scoular, cuts a ribbon signifying the opening of the company’s canola and soybean crush plant near Goodland, Kansas. Among the dignitaries who assisted with the Sept. 18 event were (pictured to her left) Lt. Gov. David Toland and Secretary of Agriculture Mike Beam. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)
Canola, Crops, Soybeans

Scoular crushes with canola expansion at Goodland

Tree row. (Journal photo by Jennifer Theurer.)
Ag News

Governor Kelly receives Wildfire Task Force report



The High Plains Aquifer provides 30 percent of the water used in the nation’s irrigated agriculture. The aquifer runs under South Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas. (Photo courtesy of K-State Research and Extension.)

Governor Kelly Announces Kansas Receiving Nearly $25 Million to Support High Plains Aquifer

U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall discusses a likely short-term extension of the 2018 farm bill. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)

Will the farm bill be extended?

2023 Kansas Growth Summit

Governor Kelly Kicks Off 2023 Kansas Agricultural Growth Summit

Soil forum and workshop notes opportunities, challenges

Gov. Laura Kelly seeks public input on wildfire prevention and response

Gov. Laura Kelly talks agriculture, housing along Prosperity on the Plains Tour in western Kansas

Kansas Ag Secretary highlights hot topics ahead of Summit

Gov. Laura Kelly announces assistance for cattle producers affected by heat wave