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Doug Rich

Doug Rich is a senior field editor from Lawrence, Kan., and has been with the Journal since 1978. He can be reached by phone at 785-749-5304, or by e-mail at richhpj@aol.com.

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Buying locally grown food is the latest consumer trend to spread across the country. Many consumers buy local to support their area farmers. But others have bought into one of the biggest food myths of today.

NOV 16, 2009 —Producer seeks quality forage with less fertilizer

A light rain is falling as Denny Pogue walks through the tall grass, moving electric fencing to form a new two-acre paddock for his cows and calves. He does this every evening when he gets home from his job in town. "What we are really trying to do is raise real high quality forage without using large amounts of fertilizer," Pogue said. [Read More]

NOV 2, 2009 —The whole idea is to get better

"Our tools to control the estrus cycle have never been as great as they are today," David Patterson, University of Missouri beef reproduction specialist, said at a recent field day. "However, looking at the adoption rate of many of these technologies, specific to beef reproduction, it is somewhat disappointing," Patterson said. A survey by the National Animal Health Monitoring Service (NAHMS), revealed that only 18 percent of beef producers are pregnancy ... [Read More]

OCT 26, 2009 —Overflow crowd attends KSU Stocker Field Day

The 10th annual Beef Stocker Field Day at Kansas State University was held Sept. 24 at the KSU Beef Stocker Unit. An overflow crowd heard presentations from K-State researchers and from two producer panels. Kevin Dhuyvetter, K-State agricultural economist, began the event with a presentation entitled "Buying and Selling Right." [Read More]

OCT 5, 2009 —No perfect storm for soybean rust yet

By Doug Rich A late-planted, late-maturing soybean crop had growers and Extension personnel in Tier II states on the alert for Asian soybean rust this fall. Luckily, all of the necessary elements were not in place for rust spores to move north. [Read More]

SEP 21, 2009 —No perfect storm for soybean rust yet

SEP 14, 2009 —Pioneer opens soybean breeding station in Lawrence, Kan.

More than 300 people attended the open house for the Pioneer Hi-Bred soybean breeding station Aug. 27. The station is located in Lawrence, Kan., and will concentrate on varieties for western Missouri, Kansas and southeast Nebraska. "Our core focus is to combine superior germplasm with superior traits," said John Soper, Pioneer soybean research director. [Read More]

AUG 31, 2009 —Vilsack continues Rural Tour

Recent challenges with economics have affected all sectors of the population in the United States and agriculture is no exception. On June 30, President Barack Obama launched the Rural Tour in an effort to engage in a more robust dialog with people living in rural America. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has led the tour to visit rural communities in states throughout the country with a stop Aug. 19 at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa. [Read More]

AUG 24, 2009 —Truck farm replaces lost acreage

Whatever you plan on doing when you are 75 years old, starting a new business venture is probably not on the agenda. But that is just what Curt Roberts of Arcadia, Okla., is doing. Through an unusual set of circumstances Roberts found himself with 80 fewer acres to farm this year. [Read More]

AUG 17, 2009 —Bumper crop of spinach harvested in Oklahoma

So, you planted a big vegetable garden this summer, a quarter-acre, half-acre, maybe an entire acre devoted to your favorite summer crops. How about 300 acres--and that is just the spinach. Steve Conrad, Webbers Falls, Okla., plants a little over 500 acres to vegetables every year: 300 acres of spinach and 200 acres of turnip greens and collard greens. [Read More]

AUG 17, 2009 —Bumper crop of spinach harvested in Oklahoma [Read More]

JUL 27, 2009 —Visitors center planned for Missouri wind farm [Read More]

JUN 1, 2009 —Cooperative turns biomass into renewable energy [Read More]

MAY 25, 2009 —Dairy industry searches for solutions [Read More]

MAY 18, 2009 —K-State open house showcases new lab [Read More]

MAY 18, 2009 —Katy Trail Fact Sheet [Read More]

MAY 18, 2009 —Katy Trail State Park is a fun getaway for bikers and hikers [Read More]

MAY 4, 2009 —Don't "bug out" when it comes to crop scouting [Read More]

APR 20, 2009 —Circle A Angus customers capture genetic value [Read More]

APR 13, 2009 —Vilsack announces additional food aid [Read More]

MAR 30, 2009 —U.S. Custom Harvesters, Inc. meet for annual convention [Read More]

MAR 9, 2009 —Oklahoma develops program to verify carbon offsets [Read More]