TOPEKA — A coalition of agriculture and energy companies requested the Kansas House approve a $5 million annual state tax credit to incentivize reluctant gas station operators to expand distribution of E15 fuel made with…

Recent muggy weather in the Midwest has more people talking about “corn sweat.” The phrase describes how corn releases moisture as it grows, which can contribute to humidity. At the end of August, as a…

This year has been a challenging year for crop production, especially corn, with above-average temperatures and below-average rainfall. Some fields will have a very limited yield, but regardless of the reduced yield, we need to…

The fickle nature that is Kansas weather will certainly play a role in how happy Kansas farmers are this fall, Southwind Extension agent Lonnie Mengarelli said Thursday. It already has in many cases, noted Mengarelli,…

TOPEKA — Kansas State University researchers have been given millions in funding to study ways to increase crop yields as national reports warn of worsening agricultural conditions in the Midwest.Kansas State University researchers will collaborate…

HUMBOLDT — Layne Sterling is nothing if not empathetic. Having grown up on a farm, Sterling is used to working in the broiling summer conditions. “But at 50 years old, I’m starting to feel the…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Mike Shane’s Illinois farm got a nice soaking on May 8, shortly after he planted his corn crop. Since then, rain has been hard to come by. Plenty of storms have…

As soil temperatures have heated up throughout April, producers in the Southwind District have been hard at work planting corn and early soybeans. This past week, we experienced unusually cold, and even freezing temperatures, leaving…

Tuesday’s cooler weather was a welcome relief for area farmers, with highs barely reaching the 80-degree barrier. But with only a trace of precipitation, fall crops are in danger if nothing of significance falls in…

“Winning The Game” Corn Marketing Workshop is a powerful and important program that is specifically designed to help farmers develop their marketing strategies.  The workshop will focus on cost of production for price target strategies,…