Silage yields are soaring, but what is happening to the soil left behind?

Healthy pastures start from the ground up – and that means healthy soils. Explore five foundational soil health principles – plus a practical, producer-first approach to stewardship that’s less about labels and more about long-term success.

Whether you're aiming to enhance forage yields or build healthier ecosystems, cover crops offer a practical, proven path to unlocking soil’s full potential.

Rangelands may be known for their grasses, but there’s more to the story.

We need pollinators to sustain our food supply and our ecosystems.

In order to plan how to fulfill the world's increasing need for food, research at Kansas State University is part of an international effort advocating for a new method to evaluate crop output potential and shortfalls.

Think pesticide regulations only affect farmers? Think again. Recent changes to the federal pesticide registration process could limit how – and where – ranchers can use pesticides to manage rangeland resources. Whether you use zinc phosphide to manage prairie dog populations or malathion to control grasshopper outbreaks, these new rules may directly affect your ability to manage these pests.

Farmers in different western U.S. regions grow different types of alfalfa seeds to meet the needs of those regions and climates.

Check out new products from John Deere, Kubota and more.

Nationwide, 14.6 million acres are cultivated for alfalfa. Critics argue this is too much for regions with limited water, yet they fail to compare these numbers to other staple crops.