Agents Weekly News Columns
Click on the links below to read the weekly news articles in regards to Crops & Soils; Family & Community Wellness; Food, Nutrition, Health & Safety; Horticulture; and Livestock & Natural Resources.
2026 News Columns
July 2, 2026
Insect Feeding on Soybean; Manage to Minimize Early Pregnancy Loss; Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Cooler at County Fair
June 26, 2026
Fall Armyworm Scouting; Read and Follow the Label; Become a Master Gardener; Stay Strong, Stay Healthy Level 2 to Begin July 23 in Seneca
June 19, 2026
Staying Ahead of Tar Spot; Corn Disease 'Did You Know'?; Planned Hay Purchase; De-Thatch Your Warm Season Lawn; The Health Impact of Loneliness in Rural Kansas; New Elderberry Jelly Recipe; Is It Safe to Can Leftovers or Already Canned Foods?
June 12, 2026
Planning for Corn Diseases; Livestock Fly Control Management; Fiber: A Simple Nutrient with Powerful Health Benefits; are Picky Eaters Picking Apart Your Family Meals?
June 5, 2026
Online Fall Armyworm Trapping Network; Kansas Response Plan for New World Screwworm; Get Ready to Spray for Bagworms; Phone Scams: Staying One Step Ahead; Preparing Food When the Power Goes Out
May 29, 2026
Roughleaf Dogwood Control; Water Wise; Recent Decline of Hackberry Trees; Making Fruit Leather; Salmonella in Raw Flour
May 22, 2026
Corn Crown Rot; Nursing Calf Implanting; Protect your garden from the wind; Men's Health: The Importance of Prevention and Early Detection; Canning on a Portable Burner?
May 15, 2026
Insecticide Insurance?; Early Castration Benefits; A Healthy Body Supports a Healthy Brain; Small Hops for Bone Health
May 8, 2026
Can We Expect Much More?; Replacement or Feeder Heifer?; Dining with Diabetes Program Coming to Valley Falls in June
May 1, 2026
Brush Control Season Begins: Buckbrush; Euthanasia; It is Time to Fertilize Warm-Season Grass; Speak Up at the Doctor's Office
April 24, 2026
Early Season Cool Season Management; Bull Power; Red Meat Allergy - A Tick-Borne Illness; Smart Kitchens: Help from Assistive Technology; Food Safety on the Road
April 17, 2026
Soybean Seedling Disease Scouting; Creep Grazing; Medicare Advantage Plans: What to Know Before You Enroll
April 10, 2026
Poison Hemlock - Control Options; Poison Hemlock; Poison ivy in many forms; Family Caregiver Stress; Exercise and Your Bones
April 3, 2026
Freeze and Forages; Rebreeding Two-Year-Olds; Spray Schedule for Fruit Trees; Nearing 65? Important Medicare Dates to Remember
March 27, 2026
Field Scouting for Resistance Management; Ionophores to Manage Coccidiosis; Ticks and Tick-Borne Illness in Kansas; Empowering Family Caregivers
March 20, 2026
Focus on ROI - Corn Fungicide Tool; Counting Cows; Get Prepared: Kansas Severe Weather; Rhubarb-A Spring Favorite
March 13, 2026
Finding a Fill-In Forage - MCCC Selector Tool; Efficient or Inefficient - RFI; Spring Lawn Fertilizer; Thinking About Serving an Easter Ham?
March 6, 2026
Soybean Sudden Death Syndrome - Management Practices; Trich Testing Bulls; Making Medications More Affordable for Medicare Beneficiaries; Keeping Food Safe During a Power Outage
February 27, 2026
Soybean Sudden Death Syndrome - Disease Cycle; Adding Small Ruminants To A Cowherd; Garden Talk: Transplants or Seeds?; Not Too Early To Check Pressure Canners
February 20, 2026
Broomsedge Bluestem - Nothing New Under The Sun?; Post Calving Calf Health; Building Community & Strengthen Families: Bonding Through Board Games
February 13, 2026
Forage Feeding & Soil Fertility; Eat Your Cereal(s); Wait To Clean Up Your Yard
February 6, 2026
No Easy Answers; Parturition Pending; Arthritis in Kansas: Walking Toward Better Health
January 30, 2026
Freezing Temperatures and Insect Life; Replacing Heifer Selection; Local Food Producer Workshop Comes to Holton; Dining with Diabetes Program to be Offered in Holton; Making Plans for the Future
January 23, 2026
What Does the Label Say?; Recordkeeping Considerations; What does a winter storm mean for your trees?; Get Ready to "Go Red" for Women's Heart Health Month
January 16, 2026
New K-State Resources Available; Avoid Farrowing Follies; Winter Weather Health: Stay Safe This Season; Simple, Time-Smart Ways to Get Healthier
January 9, 2026
Forage Seeding Date Resources; HPAI: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza; K-State Garden Hour Continues in 2026; Winter Blues or Something More?; Now is a Good Time to Do a Household Inventory
January 2, 2026
Evaluating Biologicals; A New Bull Resolution; Watering in the Winter; Succeeding with Your New Year's Resolution in 2026