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Thursday, April 23, 2026

National/International

Beef is becoming a luxury as prices stay at record highs. They likely won’t come down until 2028, says Farm Bureau
4/22/26 Fortune
But the largest contributor to high prices is ever-increasing demand from American consumers, said Glynn Tonsor, professor of agricultural economics at Kansas State University. “Meat is having a moment,” Tonsor told Fortune. Growing beef demand is part of a larger protein-frenzy in the U.S. in recent years as Americans turn to high-protein foods in an attempt to improve their health.

State/Regional

Kansas health officials warning about ticks
4/22/26 KWCH
Cassandra Olds and Matt McKernan shared information on ticks and tick prevention in this on air story.

Flickner Innovation Farm advances K‑State’s precision agriculture research
4/22/26 Rural Messenger
Throughout that century-plus history, the Flickners have been pioneers not out of a desire to be first, but to protect the land and advance new methods for their fellow Kansas farmers. Through a partnership with Kansas State University researchers, the family sees yet another opportunity to build the next generation of Kansas agriculture.

How to be a good steward of water while maintaining operations
4/23/26 Farm Progress
I would encourage producers to be open-minded, think outside of the box a little bit, look at some practices that are a little different than the way Dad and Granddad did it,” said Ron Graber, a watershed specialist for Kansas State University Research and Extension. From nitrate to atrazine and other chemical applications, Graber said these chemicals can get into the groundwater and become an issue for communities due to runoff. Graber, along with K-State Extension water specialists Joe Gerken and Will Boyer, offered best practices that farmers can use to keep nutrients and chemicals out of the watershed while keeping operations going: