agriculture

Kansas Wheat Tour Forecasts Smaller Harvest Than 2012, But Larger than 2011

Associated Press — Fri, 03 May 2013 11:32:28 +0000

Participants in the Kansas wheat quality tour have forecast the state will harvest 313 million bushels despite drought and freezes.

Warmer Temperatures Needed To Assess Wheat Damage

Associated Press — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:01:00 +0000

A new report says warmer temperatures are needed before Kansas farmers can assess the freeze damage to their winter wheat crop.

Kan. Farmers Welcome Rain, Start Planting Spring Crops

Associated Press — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:22:46 +0000

Kansas farmers are getting ready to seed their spring crops, with a few fields of corn already planted in eastern sections.

The latest report by the Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service also said spring calving is nearly finished in the state. Livestock producers are still worried about having enough stock water. Supplies are reported as "adequate" in just 36 percent of Kansas.

Top Morning News 4.9.13

Briana O’Higgins and Kate Clause — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:19:26 +0000

Kansas budget still not set as lawmakers take a break from the Statehouse; The Kansas Board of Education is set to adopt new history standards; Rain helps crops a little as spring planting begins.

Kan. 2014 Budget In Flux As Lawmakers Adjourn

Kansas legislators left for their month-long break without finalizing the state's $14 billion budget.

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Kan. Ed Board Set To Approve History Standards

Top Morning News 3.29.13 (UPDATED)

Briana O’Higgins and Kate Clause — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 10:25:30 +0000

Updated 8:45 AM

Kansas farmers planting differently due to drought; Gov. Brownback says gay marriage issue is settled in Kansas; Pizza Hut promises free pizza if the Shockers win the NCAA title; Kansas students to participate in Geographic Bee.

Kan. Farmers Plan To Sow Less Corn, More Sorghum

Kansas farmers are planting fewer acres of thirsty crops like corn and soybeans this spring and more of drought-tolerant crops like sorghum.

Top Morning News 3.26.13 (UPDATED)

Briana O’Higgins and Kate Clause — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:11:40 +0000

Updated 19:15 am

Cowley College names three finalists for new President; Bill would change how court docket fees are spent; Scholarship legislation fails in Kansas House; Dogfighting ring busted in Kansas.

Three Finalists for Cowley College President

Three finalists have been chosen in the search for a new president for Cowley County Community College in Ark City:

Top Morning News 3.11.2013

Briana O’Higgins and Kate Clause — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 10:33:37 +0000

Kansas House will take a final vote to merge KDOT with KTA; Kansas lawmakers begin talks on a bill that allows corporate farming; Mindstorms challenge encourages STEM education.

Kan. House To Take Final Vote On Turnpike Measure

The Kansas House has given first-round approval to a limited merger between the Kansas Department of Transportation and the Kansas Turnpike Authority, which manages the state's 236-mile toll road.

Grover Norquist Endorses KS Immigration Plan

Peggy Lowe — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:20:54 +0000

Feedlots, dairies and big farms in Kansas have complained for years about the lack of workers. Now, they have a high-profile advocate for their cause.

Legislators May Consider Changing Corporate Farming Rules

Kate Clause and Associated Press — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 19:02:30 +0000

Gov. Sam Brownback's administration may ask state legislators to repeal laws that restrict corporate involvement in farming.

State Agriculture Secretary Dale Rodman told freshmen legislators Tuesday that the state's anti-corporate farming laws need to be repealed. He added later that the state can't expand agriculture as much as it could because of those restrictions.

Brownback Applauds EPA's Ruling On Grain Sorghum

Associated Press — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 11:55:59 +0000

Governor Sam Brownback says Kansas could benefit from an Environmental Protection Agency decision that says grain sorghum ethanol qualifies as a renewable fuel under federal standards.

Kansas grows more of the grain than any other state. Brownback noted in a news release 60 percent of Kansas-produced ethanol comes from sorghum. The Renewable Fuels Standard program requires the U.S. to produce 36 billion gallons of renewable fuel by 2022, with an increasing requirement for renewable fuels from non-corn sources.