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.
2025 News Columns
November 26, 2025
Transition Planning: Step 12 - Putting the Plan into Action; Feeders Matter in Waste; Amaryllis Blooms for the Holiday; Tips for a Strong Financial New Year
November 21, 2025
Fixed & Flexible Cash Rent Agreements; Grazing Brassicas; Act Now to Control Volunteer Trees; 2026 Medicare Updates: What Beneficiaries will Pay; Holiday Meals Making Them Family Meals
November 14, 2025
Precision Nutrient Management - Forage Stands; Buy or Sell Corn Stalk Bales???; Winterizing your Roses; The Silent Struggle: Social Isolation During the Holidays
November 7, 2025
Transition Planning: Step 11 - Selecting the Best Farm Business Entity; Reminder: Upcoming Fall Armyworm/Ag Lease Meetings; Vaccination Best Practices; Grow Your Own Oak Trees; Kansans Confront the Growing Risk Factors for Diabetes; Tips for a Food Safe Thanksgiving
October 31, 2025
Technology, Fall Armyworms, Lease Agreements, Oh my...; Avoiding Prussic Acid Poisoning While Grazing; Protecting young trees in the winter; Investing in a Cooking Thermometer
October 24, 2025
Fall Anhydrous Tips; Genomic Testing for Heifer Selection; Flu Prevention: What You Need to Know; Cleaning and Storing Canners
October 17, 2025
Approaching Forage Crop Dormancy?; Corn Stalk Rental Agreements; Don't fall victim to fall tree pruning; Caregivers: Prioritizing Your Well-Being This Fall and Winter; Hunting Down Food Safety
October 10, 2025
Stop Scouting When...; Cattle Working Facilities; Storing extra pesticides over the winter; Everyone Can Prevent Medicare Fraud; Active Gifts to Help Children
October 3, 2025
Forage Stand Soil Sampling; Fall Foraging; It's Time to Review Your Medicare Options
September 26, 2025
Transition Planning: Step Ten - Developing a Business Plan; Does Preconditioning Pay When Prices are High; Prepare Your Lawn Mower for Winter; Happy New 4-H Year and the Joy of Volunteering
September 19, 2025
Another Round: More Problems from Fall Armyworms; Pregnancy Toxemia; Planting Fall Cover Crops; Women's Nutrition for Menopause; Safely Preserving Chocolate Sauce
September 12, 2025
Soybean Drydown; Stress Reducing Product at Weaning; Fall Armyworms in the Lawn; Medicare Marketing: What Agents Can and Can't Do This Fall; Getting Your Child Off to a Great Start at School; Why Does Home Canned Corn Turn Brown?; Empower Young People to Find Their Spark
September 5, 2025
Harvest Safety Tips; Crop Residue Grazing Concerns; Prepare your soil for next year; Medicare Open Enrollment is Just Around the Corner;
August 29, 2025
Transition Planning: Step Nine - Evaluating Financial Feasibility; Fall Armyworm Scouting; Parasite Resistance; cover Crops in the Garden; Medicare News: What is the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program? Medicare Out-of-Pocket Spending Cap for Medicare Part D; Marla Day, from Kansas State University, to be featured speaker on September 18th; Supporting Classroom Learning: A Community Approach with 4-H
August 22, 2025
Soybean Lodging: 2025 Insect Issues; Culling the Flock; It's Almost Time to Fertilize Cool Season Grasses; Learning Never Retires: Stay Current, Stay Connected; Getting Your Child Off to a Great Start at School; Why Does Home Canned Corn Turn Brown?
August 15, 2025
What's Your Corn Nitrogen Number?; Conscientious Culling; Prepare your soil for spring; What is the Annual Notice of Change Notice?; 4-H Fair Winning Recipes Revealed
August 8, 2025
The 'Aftermath' of a Fall Armyworm Invasion; Fall Calving in Heat; Becoming a Master Gardener; Protein Power: Why We Need It as We Age; Saying Thank You
August 1, 2025
Fall Armyworms Return to NEK; Don't Pull the Bulls???; It's Time to Plant Fall Crops; The Power of Sleep: Unlocking Memory Through Rest
July 25, 2025
Transition Planning: Step Eight - SWOT Analysis; Control Flies on Livestock; Becoming a Master Gardener; Walk Toward Relief: How Walking Can Ease Arthritis Pain
July 18, 2025
Herbicide Efficacy Tour: August 5th; Wet Hay Handling; Japanese Beetles; Plan for Peace of Mind: The Importance of Advance Directives
July 11, 2025
Fungicides on Soybeans; Blue Green Algae or Bacteria?; Brown Spots in Your Lawn; Hydration: Water-Rich Foods Make a Difference;
July 3, 2025
After the Harvest; Animal Proteins on the Plate; Protect Yourself from Unwanted Calls and Text Messages; Shelf Life of Mrs. Wages Mixes
June 27, 2025
Transition Planning: Step Seven - Do We Have What We Need?; Gas Powered Ruminants; Emerald Ash Borer Continues to Spread; Medicare and Medigaps; K-State Grilling Academy - July 19; When is the Best Time to Buy Life Insurance?
June 20, 2025
Plant Analysis - Corn; New World Screwworm; Using Precautions with Summer Heat
June 13, 2025
Looking Ahead to Fungicide Applications; Foot Rot in Wet Conditions; De-Thatch Your Warm Season Lawn; Strength Training Becomes Essential; General Home Ownership Checklist
June 6, 2025
Temperament Scoring; Why Your Medicare Summary Notice Matters; Testing Pressure Canners
May 30, 2025
Transition Planning: Step Six - Where Do We Stand Financially?; Biting Flies on Horses; Easy Choices for a Healthier Brain
May 23, 2025
Proper Pesticide Application and Use; Bovine Congestive Heart Failure; Know the Signs of Dementia
May 16, 2025
Catchweed Bedstraw in Hay Fields; Pond Moss; Ticks and Tick-Borne Illness in Kansas; Loneliness and Aging: What We Can Do; Two COMET Trainings to Be Held in Oskaloosa June 11th
May 9, 2025
Roughleaf Dogwood Control; Quality Assurance Matters; It is Time to Fertilize Warm-Season Grass; A Pocket Guide to Meals in the Field
May 2, 2025
Soybean Seedling Disease Scouting; Grazing Goat Generalizations
April 25, 2025
Transition Planning: Step Five - Who is in Charge?; Management Benchmarks; May is National Stroke Awareness Month: Know the Signs, Save a Life
April 18, 2025
Biological Seed Treatments on Soybeans; Defending the Flock & Farm; Poison Ivy in Many Forms; Don't Get Burned: Tips for Keeping Your Skin Healthy This Summer; It's Rhubarb Time; Let's Talk About Eggs
April 11, 2025
Soybean Inoculation - Why It's Important; Grazing Winter Cereals in Spring; Spray Schedule for Fruit Trees; MMR Vaccination: A Shield Against Measles, Mumps, and Rubella; Outdoor Fun and Waterborne Illness; Choosing Chocolate for Canning
April 4, 2025
Early Soybean Planting Considerations; The Lowly Dung Beetle; Spring Lawn Fertilization; The Richness of a Cup of Coffee; All Food Is Made of Chemicals
March 28, 2025
Transition Planning: Step Four - Human Resource Evaluation; Did You Take Your Vitamins?; What is a Medicare Annual Wellness Visit?; Plan the Garden to Preserve Food Later; Time to Test Pressure Gauges
March 21, 2025
Buckbrush Control; Why Didn't This Cow Calve?; Colon Cancer Screening at 45: Why Younger Adults Should Take Notice
March 14, 2025
Pasture Fertility & Weed Pressure; Colostrum is Important; Who Pays for Long-Term Care: Exploring the Options; Remembering Art
March 7, 2025
Alfalfa Weevil Emergence - It Won't Be Long; Watch for Grass Tetany This Spring; Garden Talk: Transplants or Seeds?; Hearing Loss and the Impact on Your Health; Walk for Your Health; Planning on Canning? Prepare Now for Safely Preserving Garden Foods
February 28, 2025
Transition Planning: A Step by Step Guide; Mud Curbs Profits for Beef Producers; What Our Warm Weather Means for Trees; What to Remember if You Changed Your Medicare Part D Plan in 2025
February 21, 2025
ARC/PLC Decision Time; Calving Through Breeding, Cow Nutritional Needs; People Over 65 Face Greater Flu Risks; Could Walk Kansas Be Your Key to Better Health
February 14, 2025
Invasive Bluestems: Old World Bluestems; Egging the Neighborhood; Get Ready to Prune Your Trees; New Year Opportunities to Enroll in Medicare; Family Talk: Farm and Ranch Families
February 7, 2025
Invasive Bluestems: Broomsedge; National Scrapie Eradication Program; Grafting: What is it and why do we do it?; Shingles: A Painful Reality; High Price of Eggs-What to Do?; Still Time to Bake Valentine Cookies
January 31, 2025
Transition Planning: Step by Step Guide; When Do You Call the Vet?; February is American Heart Month; The Allergen Sesame Now Required on Food Labels; When an Ingredient Statement Says "Spice"
January 24, 2025
Sub-Freezing Temperatures and Insects; Winter Horse Care; Houseplant lighting in the winter
January 17, 2025
Corn Disease Updates; Retained Placenta in Cattle; Preparing to Start Seedling Indoors; Licensed Jackson County Childcare Providers: Complete Our Survey for a Chance to Receive an AED
January 10, 2025
Understanding Your Land Lease; An Emerging Risk in Cattle: Theileria orientalis Ideda; What Tomatoes and Peppers should You Plant? Results from the 2024 Variety Trials; Improving Bone Health as You Age; Score a Touchdown with Food Safety
January 3, 2025
Moth Musings: Fall Armyworm Trapping Network Update; Preparing Livestock for Cold Snaps; K-State Garden Hour Returns in 2025; Medicare Part D 2025 Changes That You Need to Know About
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