Agriculture & Industry

Wheat, cattle & processing

Precision agriculture tools, from field-scanning drones to variable-rate planters, are helping Kansas growers squeeze more from every acre.

Ethanol producers in Kansas are weighing carbon capture projects that could lower emissions and open access to new markets.

With weather as volatile as ever, federally backed crop insurance continues to underpin the finances of Kansas farms.

More Kansas growers are planting cover crops and adopting no-till practices to rebuild soil, cut erosion, and hold moisture.

New irrigation technology, from soil moisture probes to variable-rate sprinklers, is helping Kansas growers conserve the Ogallala Aquifer.

As the average age of Kansas farmers climbs, families are wrestling with how to pass operations to the next generation, or whether they can.

Decades after its introduction, no-till farming continues to help Kansas producers conserve moisture and protect fragile soils.

Kansas growers are expanding sunflower acreage to meet demand for oil and confection seeds, adding color to the late-summer landscape.

After early enthusiasm gave way to oversupply, a smaller group of Kansas hemp growers is charting a more sustainable path.