Latest News From Kansas

A regional analysis of farm income that includes a look at how Kansas farmers are doing indicates livestock receipts are up and crop receipts are down. And, said Jenny Ifft, “where you are in the state matters.”

Congress's ag committees on Monday received a letter, urging them to prioritize ag research infrastructure in the farm bill. According to a report, universities need a $50 billion ag research infrastructure overhaul.

The Kansas Pork Association, with funding by the National Pork Board, teams up with influencers in their #BaconAmbassador campaign to promote the pork industry and the fan favorite, bacon.

Activists entering animal facilities under false pretenses are protected in Kansas by ‘free speech’ due to recent Supreme Court rejection.

Activists entering animal facilities under false pretenses are protected in Kansas by ‘free speech’ due to recent Supreme Court rejection.

Featuring 18 automated cranes within nearly 20 million cubic feet of space, Smithfield Foods, Inc. and Lineage Logistics, LLC announce new, next-generation distribution center in Olathe, Kan.

Experts share three things you should consider about phosphorous in diet formulation.

DeRouchey says plant closings have put a time crunch on industry.

Provisions in a Kansas law that ban the secret filming at slaughterhouses and other livestock facilities unconstitutionally criminalize free speech, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.

Swine nutrition research and an update on how the Canadian industry is fighting African swine fever (ASF) will be the highlights at Kansas State University’s KSU Swine Day on Nov. 21. 

Tyson officials said Friday night's fire caused "major damage," but the company is working "as quickly as possible" to return its Holcomb, Kan., facility to operation.

Monday’s CME cattle futures opened and locked limit lower in reaction to the news Tyson was forced to close its Holcomb, Kan., beef processing facility due to Friday night’s fire.

After a fire Friday night that closed its Holcomb, Kan., beef packing facility, Tyson Foods says it will continue to pay employees and utilize other sites in its network to keep the beef supply chain moving.

A “large fire” Friday night (Aug. 9, 2019) closed the Tyson Foods beef facility at Holcomb, Kan., and the company said the plant will be closed indefinitely.

How are you evaluating the economic value of your nutritional program? Here's a review of the three potential methods for determining the economics of a nutritional program.

The Kansas State University Applied Swine Nutrition Team, this guide serves as a reference for understanding swine nutrition principles and offers recommendations regarding applied nutrition to the swine industry. 

Record supplies underscore how important demand will be in determining 2019 livestock and poultry prices. What will it take for pork to stay competitive in 2019?

In his final Executive Order, Gov. Jeff Colyer has rescinded a drought declaration for 55 counties in Kansas after the state has received much needed moisture.

Young swine enthusiasts are invited to attend Junior Swine Producer Day on Sat., March 9 in Manhattan, Kan.

It's not too late to sign up for the distance educational series PorkBridge to obtain relevant and accurate information for those who own, manage or work in swine grow-finish facilities.

‘Staying Competitive in the Swine Industry’ is the theme for K-State's Swine Profitability Conference this year. 

Animal rights groups are challenging a Kansas law banning secret filming at slaughterhouses and other livestock facilities.

Kansas Republican Sen. Pat Roberts is working to get a farm bill passed to prove he's still a viable candidate for 2020.

Feed biosecurity study validates sampling methods and confirms presence of SVA in feed across U.S. feed mills

Meet Hayden Williams, a fresh, new voice of the pork industry who combines innovative thought and work ethic with scientific savvy and a passion to make a difference. 

The Kansas Department of Agriculture Division of Animal Health (KDA–DAH) is pleased to share that Kansas now has more than one million head of cattle covered by Secure Beef Supply Plans.

Meat scientists’ recent findings that consumers are routinely happy with larger cuts – and the resulting tenderness profiles – can be looked at as good news for pork producers.

Researchers from the University of Missouri, Kansas State University and Genus plc have successfully bred genetically edited pigs that are resistant to the deadly Transmissible Gastroenteritis Virus (TGEV). 

Researchers from the University of Missouri, Kansas State University and Genus plc have successfully bred genetically edited pigs that are resistant to the deadly Transmissible Gastroenteritis Virus (TGEV). 

Phase-feeding programs have been widely used to closely meet the nutrient requirements of grow-finish pigs and to reduce nutrient excretion in the environment.

Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer has added 22 counties into a drought emergency designation, helping open up water for emergency use.

K-State researchers are placing casings containing accelerometers to measure the vibration of trailers that transport farm animals. They hope to learn more about how to reduce stress on animals during transportation.

Nothing that doesn’t afflict much of rural America: depopulation, lack of economic development and a ‘brain drain’ of educated young people leaving town. But there are solutions to be pursued.

Kansas is currently has 81.77% of land classified as D1 Moderate by the U.S. Drought Monitor. The recent dry-spell has led Governor Jeff Colyer to declare a drought designation to aid farmers and ranchers.

In the past two days, nearly 50 wildfires have been reported across the state, burning 25,000 acres, Kansas officials told The Witchia Eagle.

Jishu Shi, professor of vaccine immunology and director of the U.S.-China Center for Animal Health, has developed a method of producing a classical swine fever vaccine safely and inexpensively.

Known as “The gateway to the west,” Kansas City conjures up images of barbecue, jazz, the American Royal, Chiefs football and of course, the Kansas City Royals, winners of the 2015 World Series. 

Seaboard Foods says it is holding off for now on construction plans for the expansion of its hog operations in Greeley County, Kansas.

Millions of cattle and hogs fatten up at Kansas' more than 1,750 large-scale livestock feedlots, yet the state regulatory agency entrusted with overseeing those confined feeding operations has no full-time professional environmental engineers at the moment.

Kansas' war on feral swine is being fought largely on a 40-mile front along the Oklahoma state line.

Only 1,200 people live in Kansas' smallest county, where using irrigation to quench thirsty crops is no longer an option for many because the water source underneath this flat, arid prairie is nearly exhausted due to decades of overuse.

Kansas environmental regulators have approved a permit for a new hog-feeding complex in Greeley County, a move that will vastly expand Seaboard Foods' operations in the state and generate wastes that conservationists say are equivalent to a city of 1 million people.

Tyson Foods has added a $3 million line at its plant in Emporia, creating about 16 new jobs.