The 2025 Southeast Research and Extension Center Agricultural Research report summarizes K-State research on beef cattle management, crop production, soil health and weather conditions in southeast and south central Kansas. Beef studies evaluated forage type, corn silage supplementation and supplement delivery strategies, with findings highlighting improved cattle performance on non-toxic fescue and advantages from hand-fed supplements in stocker systems. Crop research included winter wheat variety trials, corn, soybean and sunflower production, and the relationship between soil nutrients and microbial activity; variable rainfall disrupted corn and soybean trials, while wheat yields at Parsons were above previous variety trial averages. The report also documents a warm, dry 2024, with southeast Kansas recording its fifth consecutive year of below-normal precipitation and its second-warmest year on record.
weather
Southeast Kansas Climate Summary for 2024
- Matthew Sittel
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Southeast Research and Extension Center Agricultural Research 2025
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management
Effects of Supplementing Corn Silage to Fall-Calving Heifers and Cows Grazing Bermudagrass and Calf Performance and Physiology – Year 2
- Jaymelynn K. Farney
- Tatiana M. Jones
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Form of Supplement and Addition of Ionophore Effects on Steer Performance while Grazing Bromegrass – Year 2
- Jaymelynn K. Farney
- Jonathan Jacquez
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Effects of Supplementing Corn Silage to Fall-Calving Heifers and Cows Grazing Tall Fescue on Cow Performance
- Jaymelynn K. Farney
- Tatiana M. Jones
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cropping_systems_research
Hard Red and Soft Red Winter Wheat Variety Testing – 2024
- Gretchen F. Sassenrath
- Garth Blackburn
- Jane Lingenfelser
- Xiaomao Lin
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Corn, Soybean and Sunflower Production – 2024 Summary
- Gretchen F. Sassenrath
- Garth Blackburn
- Jane Lingenfelser
- Xiaomao Lin
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