Extension News & Insight

Backyard Poultry Backyard poultry can offer families the opportunity to raise their own meat and eggs. There are basics for purchasing and raising new chicks that will make up your backyard flock.

Cow-Calf Checklist for April 2023 Cowherd management Evaluate Body Condition Score (BCS) and adjust nutrition for spring-calving females going into breeding. Ensure thin (BCS less than 4.0) females are on an increasing plane of nutrition. Females in a BCS greater than 6.

Establishing a Wildflower Area Native grasses and many native wildflowers do well within a wide pH range. Any pH between 5.5 and 8 should work.

Leaching Houseplants Everyone knows that someone stranded in the ocean should not drink the water. This is because the salt content of that water will make a bad situation worse. However, many people don’t realize this principle can harm plants.

It’s farm bill time again. The discussions are beginning to happen and starting to heat up. Over the past couple of months, the talks have switched from continuing on with a farm bill with similar policies as the 2018 version or options that are dramatically different.

Start Trees off Right Research from K-State’s John C. Pair Horticultural Center has quantified the effect of controlling grasses around newly planted trees.

For many producers, calving season is already underway. Here are a few tips from K-State Research and Extension Beef Veterinarian, A.J.

ARC/PLC Decisions for 2023 Farmers are now entering the last election decision of the 2018 Farm Bill before a new farm bill is developed by September 2023, or an extension of the current farm bill is passed.

Design Your Landscape The dark, cold days of winter are a good time to dream and plan for the upcoming growing season. Have you always wanted to landscape your home but didn’t know where to start?

Beef Cattle Management Considerations for Feb. 2023 Cowherd management— Target Body Condition Score (BCS) at calving for spring calving cows: 5 for mature cows and 6 for young females. Be ready to start your post calving nutrition program for spring-calving cows.