Kansas
Pasture lease rates in a 14-county area of the Flint Hills of Kansas were reported 2% to 3% higher in 2021 compared to 2019, according to the Kansas Department of Agriculture.
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly said Thursday that every meatpacking plant worker in Kansas who wants a COVID-19 vaccination can get one by the end of next week.
Kansas officials are actively working to keep the state’s beef packing facilities operational in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, including a plan to quarantine positive citizens in some vacant state facilities.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment asks ranchers to voluntarily reduce the number of acres they intend to burn in the Flint Hills this spring.
Kansas Livestock Association Vice President of Communications Todd Domer retired October 31 after more than 34 years with the organization.
The Red Angus Association Commercial Producer of the Year Award is presented to producers who successfully utilize Red Angus genetics on their farm or ranch.
The indefinite closure of Tyson’s Holcomb, Kan., facility creates the potential the cattle “marketing pace will slow down and carcass weights will increase.”
For his leadership to the beef industry and dedication to raising quality cattle, Jerry Bohn will receive the 2019 Feeding Quality Forum (FQF) Industry Achievement Award later this month.
Two miles of the National Flint Hills Scenic Byway pass through the Crocker Springs Ranch in Chase County, Kan., which is now offered for sale.
The Kansas Department of Agriculture is considering a quarantine that ranchers say could have a dramatic effect on their ability to raise and harvest hay to feed livestock.
Wild fires burned in Texas, Colorado, Oklahoma and Kansas earlier this year, destroying thousands of acres in its path.
Deep snow is melting into western mountain streams, but some farmers and ranchers on the high plains are struggling amid a lengthy dry spell and the aftermath of destructive wildfires.
The ag community rallied around those impacted by the devastating March wildfires, but rebuilding will take years—and significant financial support. That’s why Farm Journal is proud to announce the Million Dollar Wildfire Relief Challenge, launching today, which enables you to help ranching families rebuild by doubling your donation.
Kansas animal losses may reach thousands, livestock group says.
Thousands of cattle were lost to the southern Plains wildfires. Some were overcome by the flames and smoke trying to escape the blaze. Others had to be put down because of severe injuries.
Emergency crews on Tuesday struggled to contain deadly wildfires that have scorched hundreds of square miles of land in four states and forced thousands of people to flee their homes ahead of the wind-whipped flames.
The wildfires in Kansas may be extinguished, but the need for help is far from over. Ranch families say the community needs assistance now more than ever.
Anthony Francis Whittley and Jasmine A. Boone, both 28, have entered guilty pleas after stealing cattle from Kansas and attempting to sell them across state lines at the Oklahoma National Stockyards Co.
Health-conscious consumers might be persuaded to eat more beef if it was fortified with heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids naturally found in salmon and walnuts, according to researchers and some ranchers who are feeding cattle flaxseed — even marine algae — with an eye to offering another wholesome dinner choice.
Drenching rains that recently soaked the Great Plains have brought welcomed moisture to areas still recovering from droughts, greening pastures as ranchers begin the annual rite of moving cattle to the nation’s summer grazing lands.
Consumers should understand marketing claims on meat products to make informed purchasing decisions.
A nonprofit group that supports small and family farms in Kansas is trying to build support for a meat processing facility and food hub project in the eastern part of the state.
A shuttered Kansas processing plant that produced a treated ground beef product critics dubbed “pink slime” plans to reopen next week with limited operations amid rebounding sales.
A new government report shows major Kansas feedlots are feeding the fewest number of cattle since 1999 for the month of May.
The owners of a sale barn in Kansas have been charged with writing more than $2 billion in unfunded checks and wire transfers. Their alleged fraud scheme has lost banks millions of dollars and is impacting cattlemen.
A total of 850 lots sold at Gardiner Angus Ranch’s 40th Annual Production Sale, Ashland, Kansas, April 6, 2019.
Kansas cattle producers are coming off what one Kansas State University official calls “one of the roughest winters” in recent memory, adding that the situation has created the need for extra attention this spring.
Annual spring burning of native grasses in Kansas contributes to air quality issues in Nebraska.
Jessie Ramirez, head of maintenance and equipment operator at Brookover Feed Yard outside Garden City, Kan., has been the model example of what feedlots are looking for from their workforce.
Jerry Bohn, Pratt, KS, will be recognized as the 2019 Kansas Stockman of the Year.