Extension News & Insight

Body Basic Care of Houseplants Most of the plants we use for houseplants come from the tropical rainforest. What we’re trying to find are houseplants that, when they’re in their native environment, are growing in a level of light that’s equal to what we have in our homes.

Body The first significant snow arrived well before winter this year. Thankfully, it fell over Thanksgiving weekend, which meant I could savor the landscape’s transition to white from the comfort of my living room.

Body Disease Concerns with New Herd Introductions Most Kansas producers have been impacted in one way or another by the drought over the past few years. With El Nino on its way, many producers are weighing the ins and outs of restocking as forage conditions allow.

Body Beef Cattle Management Considerations for December Cow Herd Management— If not already done, take inventory of and test harvested forages for the following: moisture/ dry matter, crude protein, energy (NEm, NEg, and/or TDN), fiber components (ADF and NDF), macro-minerals...

Body Spreading caring and kindness Kim Baldwin McPherson County farmer and rancher decorating until after Thanksgiving. The older he gets, the harder the line he seems to take with this belief.

Body Things to Consider When Marketing Livestock— Lynn Langvardt, JCCC Livestock Sales Lynn Langvardt with JCCC Livestock Sales presented at the Central Kansas Beef Summit on November 14 in Beloit.

Body We are well on our way into the holiday season. Although, if you have been in any retail store or coffee shop, we have been in the holiday season since roughly Aug. 15. I have to admit I am a sucker for this time of the year.

Body Water Landscape Plants Before Winter Trees and shrubs need moist soil even during the colder months.

Body Rural America has always been inhabited by optimists. People who accepted living in remote corners of the country came with challenges and even a little loneliness. Maybe they didn’t have any better options, like the homesteaders who populated Kansas.

Body Planning for the Third Trimester in Beef Cattle Pregnancy The third trimester of pregnancy is a crucial period because of the rapid growth the fetus undergoes and because it is our opportunity to improve cow body condition prior to calving if needed.