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Texas A&M AgriLife Research wheat variety plots near Bushland will provide good yield data. (Texas A&M AgriLife Communications courtesy photo by Kay Ledbetter.)
Crops, Wheat

Kansas wheat tour estimates crop at 290.4 million bushels

Wheat Quality Council’s Hard Red Winter Wheat Tour estimates harvest at 46.5 bushels per acre and production at 290.4 million bushels. Read More

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Celebrate beef all year long 

Buffalo Feeders employs 37 dedicated employees as the feedlot has a capacity of 32,000 head of cattle. (Courtesy photo.)
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A field of CoverCress near Havana, Illinois. (Courtesy photo.)

CoverCress is ready for its close-up 

Oklahoma State University is continuing research on seeding rates and planting dates for short-season winter wheat. A previous study showed Butler’s Gold fares better when planted in December. (Photo by Mitchell Alcala, OSU Agriculture.)

New wheat varieties part of May 29 tour

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(Photo courtesy K-State Research and Extension.)

What the beef is going on?

(Journal photo by Kylene Scott.)

Celebrate beef all year long 

Regional Roundup

Prescribed burn in the Flint Hills of Kansas. (Photo courtesy of Kansas State University Research and Extension.)

Prescribed burn plan training in Kansas

Firefighters battle flames from the reignited Smokehouse Creek fire outside of Miami. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Sam Craft)

Texas panhandle fire losses exceed $123 million

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Opinions and Originals

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Home & Family

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Breakfast charcuterie board. (Photo courtesy of Family Features.)

Create a family-friendly grazing board 

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Back to simplicity: Tips to save on the family’s budget this summer

White packs of salad, cucumber, beet, pumpkin, tomato, paprika seeds on fresh dark soil background. Planting vegetables. Preparation for garden season in early spring. (Photo: iStock - FotoDuets)

How to store leftover garden seeds

Tool and Tech

Securing buildings to the ground enhances structural stability, especially in areas prone to high wind speed, seismic activity or soil erosion.

Earth anchors keep farm structures grounded

Pictured is a coulter that was agronomically designed to replace the typical smooth coulters used on fertilizer toolbars. Farmers wanted ways to plant seeds deeper and allow for placement of fertilizer and other chemical products. This coulter allows a blade trench designed to close easier and seal better. (Photo courtesy of ShieldAg, Hutchinson, Kansas.)

Innovation spurs drive to efficient seed placement

Reinke, CropX team up to refine water management

Kansas Regenerative Medicine Center staff poses for a photo after marking 10 years of helping people of all ages. (Courtesy photo.)

Kansas Regenerative Medicine Center celebrates 10 years of transformative healthcare