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Tree row. (Journal photo by Jennifer Theurer.)
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Governor Kelly receives Wildfire Task Force report

Gov. Laura Kelly recently announced that the Governor’s Wildfire Task Force has submitted its final report summarizing and providing recommendations on how to improve the systems, procedures, and personnel that make up the state’s oversight of wildfire events.  Read More

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.)
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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.)
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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

Importance of playa lakes reviewed at workshop

Relief efforts continue for ranchers impacted by Kansas wildfires