Extension News & Insight

One of the funny things about getting older is how it warps our perception of time. When we’re young and nearly every experience is new, time moves slowly.

Crops and Livestock Budgets Farm owners/managers must answer several economic questions annually to determine the business feasibility of their operation. The budgeting process provides a basic source of information for answering economic questions and making farm management decisions.

10 Things to Know About Pasture Rangeland and Forage Insurance The deadline to sign up for Pasture Rangeland and Forage (PRF) insurance for the 2022 calendar year with a crop insurance agent is December 1, 2021. Here are ten key facts about the program.

In a few short days we will all sit down and celebrate Thanksgiving—the holiday that is meant for us to reflect and decide what it is for which we are thankful. We have a lot to be thankful for in this great nation, not the least of which is our farms and ranches.

Paid time-off for farmers is one of the intriguing ideas that caught the attention of our group during the recent Kansas Farm Bureau Casten Fellows international travel experience to the Baltics.

Garden Mums As soon as garden chrysanthemums are done flowering, you may cut the plants back to 2 to 3 inches high. Some gardeners prefer to leave the top growth so that it provides some protection from fluctuating soil temperatures.

Fall Harvest and Cup Holders Kim Baldwin, McPherson County farmer Cup holders—it all began a few days ago when I was unable to put my drive-thru dollar drinks in my cup holders.