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How cover crops are helping a Kansas farmer adapt to climate change
On Sunny Day Farms near Palmer, Kansas, Lucinda Stuenkel raises cattle and grows wheat, soybeans, and other commodity crops. But during times when no cash crop is growing, her fields do not lie fallow. Stuenkel: “We try to have something green and growing in there all year round.”. For...
Pharmaceutical giant sues Kansas for law supporting 340B discounted drugs in pharmacies
A major pharmaceutical manufacturer is suing Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach to prohibit his office from enforcing violations of the Kansas Consumer Protection Act on drug manufacturers enrolled in Medicaid’s 340B drug pricing program. The budget provision didn’t have a fiscal impact, costing $0 to the state, but its language did direct the Attorney General’s Office to take action against drug manufacturers that “deny, restrict, prohibit or otherwise interfere” with the procurement of 340B subsidized drugs to...
Kansas health experts emphasize preparation and awareness amid heat wave
LAWRENCE — With no signs of hot, humid temperatures decreasing in the U.S., climate and health experts are urging the public to take extra precautions amid heat waves. Experts say that because of global warming, temperatures are going to continue to rise each summer. “With further changes in the climate, what we’re going to see […] The post Kansas health experts emphasize preparation and awareness amid heat wave appeared first on Kansas Reflector.
K-State Agriculture Today: 1717 – Case Decisions Influence Agriculture…Safety on Farms and Ranches
00:01:05 – SCOTUS Opinions Impacting Agriculture: K-State and Washburn law professor, Roger McEowen, kicks off the show with points from cases that may impact farmers and ranchers and what they should consider doing. 00:12:05 – Making Agriculture Safe for Children: Tawnie Larson, project consultant for the Kansas Agriculture Safety...
Storm Track 3 Forecast: Widespread morning rain, severe storms develop tonight
Temperatures have cooled a bit compared to yesterday morning thanks to a cold front moving in. The front is moving into a richly humid air mass and has been generating scattered showers and thunderstorms through the night. These showers are expected to continue through much of the morning and even...
Kansas Braces for Severe Thunderstorms Tonight, Independence Day Scattered Storms
Wichita, KS – Severe thunderstorms are expected to move east from western Kansas tonight, potentially bringing large hail up to a quarter size, damaging winds up to 70 mph, and heavy rainfall. The greatest potential for severe storms will be in central Kansas between 9 p.m. and 3 a.m., according to the US National Weather Service in Wichita.
Judge’s order greatly expands where Biden can’t enforce a new rule protecting LGBTQ+ students
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Enforcement of a federal rule expanding anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ+ students has been blocked in four states and a patchwork of places elsewhere by a federal judge in Kansas. U.S. District Judge John Broomes suggested in his ruling Tuesday that the Biden administration must now...
Day 11, Kansas Wheat Harvest Report 2024
This is day 11 of the Kansas Wheat Harvest Reports, brought to you by the Kansas Wheat Commission, Kansas Association of Wheat Growers, Kansas Grain and Feed Association and the Kansas Cooperative Council. Summer rains that leave behind humid air are keeping farmers out of the fields until late in...
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