Dormant seeded spring wheat, on the left, compared with spring seeded spring wheat, on the right, at Dakota Lakes Research Farm near Pierre, South Dakota. (Courtesy photo.)

Dormant seeding makes room for wheat in crop rotations

K-State researchers are beginning a project to develop sensors that that can more accurately measure soil properties. Pictured, l to r, are Garrett Peterson (electrical engineering), Jaebeom Suh (marketing), Ganga Hettiarachchi (agronomy), Bala Natarajan (electrical and computer engineering), Raj Khosla (agronomy), Jeongdae Im (civil engineering), Suprem Das (industrial and manufacturing systems engineering).(Photo: K-State Research and Extension news service)

K-State researchers aim to develop soil sensors that will measure farm fields at the nanoscale

Soil Health

These fly larvae can add value

Win Biologics sales representative Raeann Magill, left, and company owner Carolyn Wingate pose with the hot pink urea they sell to farmers. (Journal photo by Tim Unruh.)

Hot Pink fits for regenerative farming firm

A sample of Kernza raised in a greenhouse at The Land Institute near Salina, Kansas, sports a different look than annual winter wheat. (Photo by Tim Unruh.)

Reaping soil health benefits: Kernza outdoes annual wheat

Farmer touching soil on the field. (Photo: iStock - Maksym Belchenko)

SDSU Extension to host annual soil conference in Wagner

ARegenerate 2024 - Nov. 8-9, 2024

Extension to host ARegenerate Conference on regenerative agriculture

(Photo courtesy of Kansas State University Research and Extension.)

Soil fertility key to growing dryland sorghum