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A public information meeting was held on June 21, 2018 to discuss the applications. Recordings of the KDA-DWR and City of Hays presentations and the WaterPACK/Keller presentation can be viewed on YouTube.

Cotton acres doubled in Kansas in the 2017 growing season, and total bales ginned more than doubled. Acres are expected to increase another 40% to 130,000 acres this year. 

A public informational meeting will be held on Thursday, June 21, to discuss the applications submitted by the cities of Hays and Russell to change the use made of water, points of diversions, and places of use for the R9 Ranch water rights. The meeting will be conducted at 1:00 PM at the Twilight Theatre in Greensburg. 

"Continuous improvement in yield based on deeper understanding of photosynthesis is a breakthrough for plant sciences and for farmers around the world."

With summer temperatures expected to reach 100 today, please be sure you are staying hydrated and look out for the signs of dehydration and severe heat issues.

This year, we will again have TWO wheat harvest categories for you to enter your photos into.

For the week ending June 3, there were 4.5 days suitable for fieldwork, according to USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service, Northern Plains Regional Field Office, Kansas.

Soil pH has a direct effect on nutrient availability.

Achieving high sorghum yields, especially for yields over 200 bushels, requires thoughtful planning about multiple aspects of crop management. In many cases, this means focusing on the fundamentals, or as they say, getting back to the basics.

"Growing up on a farm can be an amazing experience, but it can also be a dangerous one. Here’s how parents and grandparents can help keep kids safe on the farm."

AgroLiquid will reward customers up to $150 per row to help cover the cost of conversion for liquid fertilizer application.

The following article was written by Kinsley senior, Andrea Menard. It received first place at the Pratt Academic Olympics.

Today Republican gubernatorial candidate, Todd Lamb, returned to Laverne to do a follow-up tour and to once again meet with some of the farmers and ranchers affected.

BASF representatives will be having two open dicamba applicator trainings available for anyone who plans to spray dicamba in crop with extendimax or engenia or fexapan. 

Check out the RAM Certified Agriculture Dealership Program.