Brant Peterson, a 5th generation Kansas farmer, responds to those who accuse him and his neighbors of squandering water. Peterson and other western Kansas farmers pump water from an underground aquifer to irrigate his crops, but their wells are dr
Kansas ranchers often burn off the dead grass in their cattle pastures to encourage the growth of new grass. In March and April, the skies become thick with smoke as controlled burns light up the Kansas skies.
The farm fields around the intersection of 71st Street South and Tyler Road are growing more rumors than crops these days. The rumors are that Tyson Foods, the nation’s biggest meat company, is eyeing this obscure intersection between Haysville an
Jeff Winter operates his John Deere combine near Andale late Tuesday afternoon as he harvests corn on the family farm. Jeff and his father Oran had a number of fields to harvest near Andale and Mount Hope this week. Corn harvest has been in full s
Elderslie Farm near Valley Center is hosting farm-to-table dinners on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights in June and July. (Video by Travis Heying / The Wichita Eagle)
Kansas farmers and ranchers groups have enlisted actor and comedian Eric Stonestreet, star of "Modern Family," to help raise money to rebuild after this spring’s devastating wildfires. (Courtesy of Kansas Farm Bureau, Kansas Livestock Association
The Kansas Winter Wheat Tour made its way from Colby to Wichita Wednesday to check the state's wheat crop. Kansas Wheat Commission CEO Justin Gilpin headed the tour and talked from a stop in Cheney about what they saw. (Video by Fernando Salazar/T
Greg Goodnight lost 14,500 of the 14,800 acres of grassland on his ranch, forcing him to sell his cattle that survived the fires that swept through Clark County. He discusses what it will mean for the ranch to have to sell the cattle early. (Video
4-H families from across the state and Oklahoma have taken in at least 85 calves orphaned by the fires that swept through Clark and Comanche counties, offering to raise them until they can be returned to their owners.
On Thursday, March 9, 2017, volunteers Robin Boos and Shawn Ryan fed some of the calves orphaned by wildfires, using a bottle to try to get them strong enough to move on. 4-H clubs from around the state have volunteered to feed and raise the calve
Savage wildfires this week in Clark and Comanche counties killed thousands of cattle and left hundreds of newborn calves orphaned. On Wednesday night, March 8, 2017, veterinarian Randall Share pulled a calf from a cow that was too injured to deliv
Doug Armknecht's film "Beauty & Bounty," which shows his family’s 2016 wheat harvest, will premiere at the New York City Drone Film Festival in March 2017.
After a few days of hot and windy conditions, the 2016 Kansas wheat harvest is underway. Tim Sommerhauser started by cutting the field of landowner Joe Goyer 5 miles east of Mulvane. (Video by Brian Corn/The Wichita Eagle)
Chuck Holzwarth, owner of Holzwarth Flying service in Virden, Ill., talks about flying a crop duster. Area farmers are using their services because area fields are wet and ground rigs will damage crop yields.
The three-day tour of the state's wheat fields showed a potential for one of the decade's better harvests. After two days, the estimate was for 48 bushels per acre, 14 bushels per acre better than last year.
Low crop and cattle prices have cut farm incomes and are starting to push down the value of ag land. That affects farmers' ability to repay loans and take out new ones, which could force foreclosures and forced sales.
