When Rick Schlender, an agronomist who farms his own ground near Burrton, looks at his pastures he sees nothing. “I am sitting here looking at my pasture now and there ain’t much there,” Schlender said.
There are fewer Christmas Tree Farms in Kansas year after year, but Pine Creek Farm has been able to continue on - open again this year just north of the Harvey/Marion County Line at 994 Meridian Rd. “It is a lot of work, for not very much money,” said Wynn Goering, co-owner of Pine Creek Farm.
TOPEKA — The network of community corrections organizations in Kansas proposed an $11.5 million budget increase in the upcoming fiscal year and relaxation of regulations on use of state funding to allow for hiring of about 50 more officers to supervise felony offenders.
Bethel College student Capri Bisom has a goal of using art to educate as well as self-express, as the works in “Senior Art Seminar” indicate. Bisom is a senior from West Berlin, N.J., who will graduate from Bethel next May with majors in art and chemistry.
World Aids Day observed New Jerusalem Mission will host Hunter Health Clinic for AIDS and STD testing on World Aids Day from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
More than 70,000 of Christmas Lights will make their final appearances of 2023 this weekend at Dyck Arboretum of the Plains as Prairie Lights wraps up from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Dec.
President Joe Biden’s pick to be the next U.S. Attorney in Kansas is a former assistant Jackson County, Missouri, prosecutor who last year helped free a man wrongly convicted of murder.
The hunt for the perfect tree is oftentimes an important part of family tradition. Buy local whenever possible by supporting local Christmas tree growers. Purchasing locally grown trees also reduces the risk of spreading unwanted pests into your landscape. Your local University Extension Service and Department of Natural Resources provide updates on any threats.
MANHATTAN, Kan. – A popular educational series that provides training and updated information for corn producers in the Midwest is scheduled to kick off in January.
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Strawberry plants need time to gradually adjust to winter conditions and temperature drops to become cold resistant. Sudden changes in temperature can severely damage strawberry plants, said Kansas State University horticulture expert Ward Upham.