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Rediscover Kansas Cooperatives during National Co-op Month
October 1, 2015
The local co-op is often a place to stop for a cup of coffee, grumble about today’s prices and pick up the next batch of fertilizer. Even more so, the local co-op is where farmers deliver and store…
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Commodity Commission Candidates Face Nov. 30 Filing deadline
September 30, 2015
Grain growers in eastern Kansas who plan to campaign for a seat on one of the state’s five grain commodity commissions — corn, grain sorghum, soybeans, wheat or sunflowers — should gather petition…
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Agriland at the Kansas State Fair: Promoting Kansas Agriculture
September 9, 2015
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Ride in a virtual combine, sift grain between your fingers and milk Blossom, the mechanical dairy cow, in Agriland at the 2015 Kansas State Fair. Located in the Pride of Kansas…
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Wheat Farmers Take the Stage at 2015 Risk & Profit Conference
September 2, 2015
Four Kansas wheat farmers took center stage during the 2015 Risk & Profit Conference August 20 to 21, 2015 to share stories of farming and farm policy with fellow producers, extension…
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The Farm Bill and Crop Insurance, One Economist’s View
September 1, 2015
Crop insurance is now the heart of the U.S. farm support, but the program will likely be the largest target attacked during the next farm bill negotiations, Dr. Keith Coble warned attendees at the…