Posted: 12:21 PM The government is sticking with its earlier forecast on the projected size of the Kansas winter wheat harvest.

Posted: 8:46 AM The Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service says the state's winter wheat harvest has passed the halfway mark.

Posted: 10:37 AM Dairy operations continue to prosper in western Kansas, boosting the state to 17th in national milk production rankings.

Posted: 2:31 PM Kip Smith from Gueda Springs has been selected to participate in the 2012 New Century Farmer Program

Posted: 6:39 AM Farmers in that area are dealing with persistent dry conditions.

Updated: 6:56 PM Farmers closer to Wichita are still busy harvesting. It’s forcing some grain elevators to do a juggling act to make room.

Posted: 11:43 AM A five-year farm and food bill that revamps the federal safety net for farmers has cleared its first procedural hurdle in the Senate.

Posted: 6:14 AM Harvest has reached the state's northern tier of counties.

Posted: 6:10 AM An environmental group's study shows nearly one-quarter of agricultural research funding comes from corporations, trade associations and foundations.

Posted: 8:35 AM The combines are now rolling in northwestern Kansas as the 2012 winter wheat harvest spreads to the farthest corners of the state.

Updated: 6:45 PM Garden Plain farmer Raymond Rosenhagen died unexpectedly three weeks ago, leaving his family with 900 acres of wheat standing right before harvest time.

Posted: 8:34 AM A program that puts billions of dollars in the pockets of farmers whether or not they plant a crop may disappear with hardly a protest from farm groups and the politicians who look out for their interests.

Posted: 8:32 AM While the river flooded parts of Montana, the Dakotas, Kansas and Missouri, the worst damage was in Iowa and Nebraska.

Updated: 7:41 PM Well before last night’s storm was over, Kansas farmers began worrying about what it would do to their crop condition. Between the large hail and strong winds, there was bound to come some damage. But as a whole, local farmers might have dodged a bullet.

Posted: 6:40 AM The wheat crop in parts of Barton County is not dong as well as expected.

Posted: 4:04 PM It's early, but initial returns from the Kansas wheat harvest near Salina are giving farmers some hope.

Posted: 7:04 AM It's easily one of the earliest harvests most Kansas farmers can remember.

Posted: 6:26 AM The lawsuit challenges the wage practices of National Beef Packing Co.

Updated: 8:19 AM This year's harvest could go down as one of the earliest ever.

Posted: 4:18 PM Early test-cuttings show the wheat is still not dry enough to harvest but experts say it should be ready later this week.

Posted: 8:52 AM The economy remains strong in rural areas of 10 Midwest and Plains states because of the health of agricultural businesses there.

Posted: 8:45 AM The $1.14 billion National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility would be a center for research of deadly animal diseases.

Posted: 6:43 AM A shortage of rain throughout much of the state is blamed. Harvest is still likely to begin unusually early.

Posted: 8:45 AM Cattle prices have hit record highs in recent months after a severe drought forced ranchers to sell off and slaughter their livestock.

Posted: 1:21 PM Assistance is available for producers affected by tornadoes and high winds in Edwards, Ellsworth, Rice and Stafford counties.