Extension News & Insight

Body ATV Safety It’s the time of year where many of us are enjoying the outdoors; for some this includes riding ATVs.

Body Blister Beetles Blister beetles are notorious for quickly stripping vegetables (especially tomatoes) and ornamentals of their foliage. There are several species of blister beetles which vary in size (often between 0.5- 0.

Body We have turned the calendar to July, and that means different things to different people. For students and teachers July means summer is at the halfway point, and the first day of school is near. For those of us in agriculture it means haying season and watching fall crops grow.

Body The biggest strength of Kansas Farm Bureau (KFB) is its grassroots policy process that undergoes at least a year of debate before it’s enshrined in the organization’s policy book. This manual serves a blueprint for the advocacy work of state staff in the Kansas Legislature.

Body Pine Tip Blight – Is it happening in a tree near you? Pine tip blight is a fungal disease that can affect Austrian, Scots, ponderosa, and mugo pines. The disease is most severe on mature trees (20 years or older).

Body June 21 is Important Date for Chicken Egg Production Most everybody knows that June 21 is the longest day of the year. In Kansas, this means we have sun for 14 hours and 55 minutes on that day.

Body Harvest is a farmer’s Super Bowl. It’s the culmination of a year’s work and his way to measure success.