Stories Tagged "Kansas"
Kansas Farmer sues Monsanto over GMO Wheat discovery
posted on June 7, 2013 at 4:13 PM
A Kansas farmer has sued seed giant Monsanto over last week's discovery of genetically engineered experimental wheat in an 80-acre field in Oregon, claiming the company's gross negligence hurt U.S. growers by driving down wheat prices and...
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Weather Continues To Pound Grain Belt
posted on May 31, 2013 at 7:08 PM
New Kansas water program has about 750 enrollees
posted on December 14, 2012 at 5:08 PM
The new program will allow irrigators to use more water during drought years and manage their water rights over five years.
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Drought Holds Its Grip As Growers Pivot To Wheat
posted on October 26, 2012 at 12:45 PM
USDA in its weekly crop report says that while 81 percent of the crop had been planted, only half of it has broken through the soil to show signs of life.
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Brothers Show How They Grow It In Kansas
posted on August 31, 2012 at 3:51 PM
Great Drought Forces Cattle Sell-off
posted on August 3, 2012 at 6:52 PM
Legislation Left Undone As Congress Takes Off
posted on August 3, 2012 at 2:56 PM
By The Associated Press
Major bills that Congress has left unfinished as it prepares to leave at the end of the week for its August recess:
FARM AND FOOD PROGRAMS:
The Senate in June and the House Agriculture Committee in July passed similar...
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Kansas Launches Program to Help Livestock Producers
posted on August 3, 2012 at 2:54 PM
TOPEKA, Kan. -- Kansas has launched a cost-sharing program to help farmers and ranchers increase water supplies for livestock as the state remains in severe drought.
The State Conservation Commission voted this week to spend $500,000 from existing...
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Drought Tightens Grip on Midwest
posted on July 13, 2012 at 7:26 PM
Beef Processing Plants To Close in 3 States Over Controversy
posted on May 11, 2012 at 6:43 PM
USDA Secretary Touts Importance of NBAF Project
posted on April 13, 2012 at 3:42 PM
MANHATTAN, Kan. — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Tuesday that construction of the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility near Kansas State University should move forward and not be considered a "parochial" issue relevant only to...
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Governor Signs Laws to Help Conserve Kansas Water
posted on March 9, 2012 at 5:02 PM
TOPEKA, Kan. — Gov. Sam Brownback signed new water laws Monday, challenging Kansas farmers and ranchers to use them to conserve the resource for future generations.The Republican governor said during a signing ceremony in Garden City that...
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USDA Grants Help Kansas Take Aim At Obesity
posted on November 4, 2011 at 4:07 PM
TOPEKA, Kansas (AP) - Kansas is taking aim at childhood obesity with new grants totally nearly $350,000.
The state Education Department says the money from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will be used to promote healthy eating and exercise...
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Low Prices Put Damper on Kansas Wheat Harvest
posted on June 25, 2010 at 7:06 PM
WICHITA, Kan (AP) -- Dismal prices at country elevators that still have much of last season's crop left in storage have put a damper on this year's winter wheat harvest in Kansas.
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Kansas Water-Rights Plan Evaporates in Legislature
posted on April 16, 2010 at 5:04 PM
TOPEKA (AP) — A proposal by Kansas Agriculture Secretary Josh Svaty to increase water conservation across the state appears to have run out of steam.
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