KFRM 550 AM Farm Radio

02/23/2025

"Lindsey Worden’s journey through the dairy industry is one marked by growth, passion, and a relentless pursuit of betterment."

While Lindsey Worden has remained with one employer since college, her passion for dairy could "easily fill a barn." She illustrates that with a readiness to embrace change and seize opportunities, tremendous achievements are attainable. Her leadership at the Holstein Association is paving the way.....

02/23/2025

"The contracts to be honored include those funded through the Environmental Quality Incentive Program, the Conservation Stewardship Program and the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program."

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announces partial fund release for conservation payments, but many farmers still uncertain about their payment status.

02/23/2025

"Legend has it that as a 5-year-old I ate a common garden snail."

Legend has it that as a 5-year-old I ate a common garden snail. I don’t know why but I assume it was either on a dare or I got paid for it in some fashion....

02/22/2025

"Students at Hamilton High School in Greenwood County, Kan., have a special reason to celebrate National FFA Week this year."

Hamilton High School signs its charter for a new FFA chapter.

02/22/2025

“It was the wettest November on record for us in some areas of the farm, which is crazy this time of year.” says Jaeger, a farmer in Minneola, Kan.

Instead of looking at the technology to cut costs, southwest Kansas farmer Luke Jaeger sees it as a way to do a more effective job at battling intensifying w**d pressure.

02/22/2025

"A pilot by training and a farmer by trade, Chase Larson runs his Kansas operation more like a Fortune 500 company than he does a farm."

Chase Larson is the CEO of Bestifor Farms, which is just one of six companies under the Bestifor family of brands. Based in Belleville, Kansas, the company employees 40 people, 30 of which are full time.

02/22/2025

"Ag groups in Nebraska are urging lawmakers to fund agriculture research after federal layoffs hit close to home."

Ag groups in Nebraska are urging lawmakers to fund agriculture research after federal layoffs hit close to home. Several scientists are without jobs after federal layoffs hit the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center in Clay...

02/21/2025

"The Lake County (Oregon) Board of Commissioners has declared a public safety and livestock emergency in the wake of livestock depredations by wolf OR158."

The Lake County (Oregon) Board of Commissioners has declared a public safety and livestock emergency in the wake of livestock depredations by wolf OR158. It is, according to Commissioner Barry Shullanberger, one of the first...

02/21/2025

“It's super astringent. It kind of takes all the flavor out of your mouth. Like, there's a reason why it's called chokeberry,” Cox said.

There are more than 1,000 aronia berry farms around the U.S., according to the 2022 Census of Agriculture.

Aronia berry, also known as chokeberry, is a native fruit increasingly known for its health benefits, but producers are having trouble finding demand.

02/21/2025

Pandey’s research team is growing moss in a lab, studying its DNA, and trying to figure out how it is threatened by climate change — and how it could be a solution.

Peat bogs sequester a massive amount of the Earth's carbon dioxide. But even as scientists work to better understand bogs' sequestration, the wetlands are under threat.

02/21/2025

Kyle Bauer at the Western Farm Show with the Kansas Secretary of Agriculture, Mike Beam.

02/21/2025

“I remember Joaquin being very eager to learn,” Grinsted says. “He was someone with a great personality, a positive attitude, and an awesome smile, and he shows that smile often, which is great for everybody.”

Joaquin Vasquez’s authentic leadership earns him the Employee of Excellence Award.

02/21/2025

"Kansas State University’s Animal Sciences and Industry Department will host Cattlemen’s Day 2025 on Friday, March 7, at National Guard Armory in Manhattan."

Kansas State University’s Animal Sciences and Industry Department will host Cattlemen’s Day 2025 on Friday, March 7, at National Guard Armory in Manhattan. Highlights of this year’s event will be presentations by Allison Van Enennaam,...

02/20/2025

"Dennis has no irrigation, and 65% of his 600 acres is highly erodible land."

Here is a deep dive into strategies from a farmer who has been using cover crops for 13 years.

02/20/2025

WILDLIFE | "The Battle" - 2nd place

2024 Nebraskaland Photo Contest

📷: Rick Rasmussen, Doniphan

02/20/2025

Breaking news: Eagle parents at NCTC are back at it with not one... not two... but THREE eggs!

A third egg has landed at the National Conservation Training Center’s bald eagle nest. Laid on February 16 at 6:30 PM, this egg joins its siblings, who arrived on February 10 and February 13. If all goes well, we could see hatching in mid-March.

Both eagle parents are taking turns incubating the eggs, and yes, we are watching their every move like it’s a reality TV show. The female does most of the nighttime incubating because she’s bigger and better at keeping those eggs warm. You might also catch them carefully turning their eggs with their beaks every hour or so. No, it’s not helicopter parenting, it’s science.

If you’ve been following along, you know last year was… dramatic (iykyk). Nature, in all its brutal, unscripted glory, reminded us that wildlife is wild. Follow the NCTC page for eagle cam updates and check out the comments to discover how you can watch and follow along as these two eagles raise their young.

Photo by USFWS

02/20/2025

02/20/2025

“It’s a good fertilizer once it goes through the digesting process. Last year, we didn’t buy any commercial fertilizer. We just used the food waste and manure,” he says with a laugh.

The partnership between Dollar General and Reinford Farms is a first in the U.S.