Extension News & Insight

Late summer on our central Kansas farm has consisted of keeping our crops irrigated, checking cattle, working ground and the start of fall harvest.

Fertilize Cool-Season Lawns It is prime time to fertilize your tall fescue or Kentucky bluegrass lawns. This would be the best time if you could only fertilize your cool-season grasses once yearly.

Test to Prevent Nitrate and Prussic Acid Poisoning Many Kansas cattle operations rely on some harvested feed to use in the winter months, and shared among those sources is forage sorghum, sorghum-sudangrass, and Sudan.

I admit going to Africa was never on my 'bucket list.' Earlier this year, I was offered the opportunity to travel there with the Kansas Farm Bureau Casten Fellows. Was I apprehensive? Absolutely. Was I nervous? You bet.

Filling a freezer Greg Doering Kansas Farm Bureau For the first time in a long time, I won’t have to spend a Saturday defrosting an upright freezer in anticipation of the local meat processer calling to say our half steer is ready for pick up.

Harvesting Winter Squash Spaghetti squash, butternut, and acorn are all examples of winter squash. Contrary to their summer squash relatives, such as zucchini, winter squash varieties should only be harvested once fully matured.

When words inspire actions Jackie Mundt Pratt County farmer and rancher Four years ago, I was asked to become a contributor to this column and had no idea that this would become a regular part of my world.

Carpenter Bees Though reliable pollinators, carpenter bees can be very destructive, making ½-inch diameter holes and tunnels through wooden decks, awnings, and siding. You may notice the sawdust shavings on the ground or wooden surfaces.

Tomato plants look healthy but aren’t setting fruit With the high daytime temperatures lately, you may notice that your otherwise healthy tomato plants fail to produce fruit.