On November 12-13, the Governor’s Conference on the Future of Water in Kansas will be held in Manhattan. This will be the third year the Kansas Water Office has hosted the gathering. From what I understand, the latest developments in the Governor’s 50-Year Water Plan will be presented. The content of the plan was gathered [...]
Kansas Farmers Union (KFU) will celebrate its 107th year with its annual meeting and convention December 4‐6, 2014 at Four Points by Sheraton Hotel in Manhattan. “The convention theme, Thinking Outside The Box reflects our diverse membership,” said KFU President Donn Teske. “Convention goers will enjoy a broad collection of speakers and tours, as well [...]
Kansas Farmers Union and Kansas Beginning Farmers Coalition will host a Central Kansas Family Farm Specialty Products Tour, on Saturday, October 11 in the McPherson and Newton, KS areas. KFU and KBFC representatives were very impressed by the diverse number of producers and products available in central Kansas, and felt it would be an ideal [...]
The National Farmers Union board of directors voted on Saturday, September 6 to formally withdraw from the beef checkoff working group. NFU President Roger Johnson said in a statement: After three years of pushing for real reforms in the beef check-off program, NFU has decided that the process has become a bridge to nowhere and [...]
Kansas Farmers Union and a group of county chapters are hosting four state budget education presentations featuring former Kansas State Budget director Duane Goossen during the month of September. All presentations are open to KFU members and the general public. Goossen served as state budget director for 12 years in the administrations of three governors [...]
On August 15, Donn participated in a Kansas Health Institute study report on the health effects of large-scale hog production on a rural community. Large-scale hog production has been a major topic in Kansas agriculture for many years now, and KFU is deeply concerned about the economic and health implications this type of production has [...]
Kansas Farmers Union members and nearly 250 fellow farmers, ranchers, and fishermen from across the country met in Washington, D.C., Sept. 8 to 10, 2014, for the National Farmers Union annual Fall Legislative Fly-In. “Meeting with our representatives in Congress allowed us to personalize the issues currently affecting rural Americans,” KFU President and NFU Vice [...]
Cattlemen and producers are invited to the Fall Forage Tour, Friday, October 31, 2014 and Saturday, November 1, 2014. The tour will begin at 1:00 p.m. on both days at the Dale Strickler Farm, one mile south of Courtland on the west side of the highway. Two audiences will benefit from participation in the Fall [...]
Amazing Grazing II kicked off with the return of Jim Gerrish to Kansas August 13-14 in Topeka and August 15-16, 2014 in Manhattan. Two 2-day workshops were conducted for different animal types with separate topics for each one. Ranch Management for Successful Winter and Year Round Grazing of Beef Cattle was held with 45 in [...]
Love to learn? If so, you don’t want to miss the Mother Earth News Fair coming to Topeka next month. With more than 75 practical, hands-on workshops taught by leading experts in the areas of renewable energy, organic gardening, sustainable agriculture, green home building and more, you’ll be sure to walk away with new knowledge [...]
