Representing Kansas dairy farmers

How many times have you said “I wish I had started earlier?” Or, “I wish I knew then what I know now?” We’ve all done our best to love and prepare our kids and grandkids for the future. What about their financial future?

Even as technology becomes a greater part of agriculture, much of dairy farming remains labor-intensive. U.S. dairy farmers rely on skilled workers to care for their animals, milk cows and tend crops.

March 21, 2025, Steve Strickler was recognized for his years of service to the Kansas dairy industry. 

The original High Plains Dairy was established in 2001 by local farmers near Plains KS who were looking to find a better market for their crops. 

The Kansas Dairy Commission announced the winners of the 2025 Warren C. Winter Scholarship as Katelyn L. Klipp from Hanover, KS and Breck Averhoff of Garden City, KS.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins this morning launched an $8.5 million sterile New World screwworm (NWS) fly dispersal facility in South Texas and announced a sweeping five-pronged plan to enhance USDA’s already robust ability to detect, control, and eliminate this pest. 

Find out more about upcoming Grant Writing Basics Course, Heartland Regional Food Business Center Business Builder Subaward Grant Program and DBIA Dairy Business Builder Grant program.

In April 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced the final rule that amends and strengthens its animal disease traceability regulations for certain cattle and bison. 

Kansas State University and the Kansas Board of Regents are committed to continue their century old support of the Kansas dairy industry through the announcement of the rebuilding of the KSU Dairy Teaching and Research Unit. 

We all like little bits of information that help us know what we want to know, forget what we want to forget, and make good decisions. 

USDA announced Dec. 6, 2024, the National Milk Testing Strategy (NMTS) requiring raw milk samples to be collected and shared with USDA for testing and surveillance of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in dairy cattle.

Alicia Bohren, Longmont, Colorado, has been selected as the 2024 Don & Jane Good Outstanding Senior.

Almost every dairy farmer is also an employer. That means that in addition to all the work that surrounds owning and caring for cattle, dairy producers must be fluent in human resources.

Implementing biosecurity measures is essential to safeguarding dairy farms from the serious threat posed by Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI).

Passionate about sharing her agricultural background and knowledge the 2024 Warren C. Winter Scholarship winner, Sophie Leach, quickly shares with peers the importance of supporting local agriculture producers and dairy farmers.

Effective April 22, 2024, the Animal Health Commissioner of the Kansas Department of Agriculture, division of Animal Health (Commissioner) has issued an order requiring special permits related to the movement of lactating dairy cattle due to H5N1 Influenza A virus.

Dairy farmers and allied industry partners are encouraged to contact their legislators about the importance of modernizing the K-State Dairy Teaching & Research Center.

National land prices notched another year of record highs, but the largest percentage gain in value belonged to the state of Kansas where land value went up 16% in 2023.

Each December the Kansas Department of Agriculture conducts a multi-day functional exercise simulation of an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD).