CLAAS has brought an intensive German apprenticeship program to its Omaha facility, teaching mechatronics, a discipline that incorporates mechanics, electronics, fluid power and computing.
Calf prices are encouraging cow-calf producers to increase cow inventories to have more calves to sell.
Six National Chung Hsing University students traveled to Manhattan from March 30 through April 6, to represent their university as part of a bilateral student exchange program to learn about Kansas’ agricultural industry and how Kansas agriculture exports benefit both Kansas and Taiwan.
Balancing the checkbook and reviewing the monthly credit card statements are just two ways that consumers monitor their spending.
"I suppose that being faster than a speeding bullet, having superhuman strength or being able to be invisible are all superpowers that would be fun, but they have been done so much that they are boring."
An entrepreneurship program helped Hunter Suchsland develop the entrepreneurial mindset while pursuing his passions.
"There’s still this little inner child in me that hates being told I can’t do something, so that poor semi was floored getting through the hills, and somehow we made it out."
An entrepreneurship program helped Hunter Suchsland develop the entrepreneurial mindset while pursuing his passions.
AGCO Corporation has launched PTx, a new brand representing its precision-agriculture portfolio. PTx combines precision-ag technologies from the cornerstones of AGCO’s tech stack – Precision Planting – and its newest joint venture, PTx Trimble, according to the company. AGCO designs, manufac…
"There’s still this little inner child in me that hates being told I can’t do something, so that poor semi was floored getting through the hills, and somehow we made it out."
Roger Bailey could not save his family’s windmill, but since 1984 he has amassed a treasury of windmills that represent centuries of American manufacturing ingenuity and agricultural heritage.
The fourth edition of the Aggieville Showdown in Manhattan, Kansas, unfolded at the Riley County Fairgrounds and downtown Aggieville April 5 and 6, featuring 229 entries from 114 exhibitors hailing from 10 different states.
I have often heard the phrase, “even a blind squirrel will find an acorn” and I am sure that the saying embodies my life completely.
"The goal is to keep more this year. It always sounds good in theory, but once I start sorting, my inner critic comes out and I refuse to keep anything I don’t like to just add quantity."
The fourth month of 2024 came blowing in, literally. The past week has had more days of howling winds than not, but the last two have been downright horrible.
Although it is often overlooked, veterinarians and their teams face a unique set of stressors and conditions that can make the occupation incredibly difficult. These factors, if not addressed, can lead to tragic outcomes. In fact, one in six veterinarians considers suicide at some point in t…
Wool pellets are a renewable, all-natural alternative to synthetic fertilizers. They slowly release nitrogen, potassium and other micronutrients into the soil as they degrade. Plus, they hold three times their weight in water.
Farm Rescue is coordinating hay donations for wildfire-affected farmer and ranchers.
“Every year I come to the show and I learn something new. You aren’t going to learn sitting at home."
The pros and cons of retaining heifer calves born to first-calf heifers
Fillmore County is hosting the inaugural Pen to Plate event Sunday, April 14 from 3-6:15 p.m. at the Fillmore County Fairgrounds in Geneva, Nebraska.
“It is a finite resource, receiving some recharge on an annual basis, but we use the water faster than it can be recharged.”
"If those were beef cattle instead of dairy cattle, how many stop movement orders would we be seeing right now?"
Right this very minute down on the farm we are all hands-on deck. Calving is going very well. Out of 19 heifers, 18 calved within three weeks and only one needed a little assistance. Thank you to Lylester Ranch for your easy birthing and calm disposition bulls, Frank and George!
Founding Father and inventor Benjamin Franklin once said, “By failing to plan, you are preparing to fail.” In the cattle business, that sentiment rings true when it comes to executing an artificial insemination breeding strategy, said the experts at the Kansas State University Beef Cattle In…
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