Extension News & Insight

Success in the garden requires planning. To give your plants a healthy start next year, rotate crops within the same family to a different location than where they’re growing this year. This is known as crop rotation and offers several benefits.

Body Condition Scoring – A Herd Management Tool Body condition scoring (BCS) is a method for determining the relative fatness of beef cattle.

Wheat Streak Mosaic Management Wheat streak mosaic complex devastated many wheat fields across central and western Kansas in 2025. The wheat streak mosaic complex comprises three viruses: wheat streak mosaic virus, Triticum mosaic virus, and High Plains wheat mosaic virus.

Wheat Streak Mosaic Management Wheat streak mosaic complex devastated many wheat fields across central and western Kansas in 2025. The wheat streak mosaic complex comprises three viruses: wheat streak mosaic virus, Triticum mosaic virus, and High Plains wheat mosaic virus.

Grasshoppers Of the approximately 115 grasshopper species found in Kansas, only five are considered to pose serious threats to vegetable crops. Important species include redlegged, migratory, Packard, differential, and two-striped grasshoppers.

Tips for a Drought-Tolerant Summer Lawn Many of our lawn care practices can increase or decrease the drought tolerance of our lawns.

High Levels of Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus in Kansas Over the last several weeks, symptoms of wheat streak mosaic virus have been showing up in wheat fields across Kansas.

The school year has wrapped up for my two children and summer break has officially arrived.

Warming Weather Brings Ticks Out Ticks and the pathogens they transmit are a significant concern for humans and animals.

Drought Monitoring— Get Involved to Better Represent Our Area The National Drought Mitigation Center, the National Integrated Drought Information System, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Climate Hubs are working with states, tribes, and others nationwide to collect Condition Monitoring...