Franklin County Conservation District

10/08/2026

Upcoming farm tour! RSVP by October 15th if you'd like to learn more about high tunnels, soil health, and financial assistance opportunities to implement conservation on your farm!!

10/08/2026

09/30/2026

I've seen a ton of these popping up with all the rain!

🍄 Mushrooms popping up in your lawn?

September is National Mushroom Month, and recent rain and warm temperatures have created ideal conditions for a flush of mushrooms.

The good news: mushrooms in an otherwise healthy lawn usually aren't a problem. They're often just the visible fruiting bodies of fungi breaking down organic matter beneath the soil.

What should you do? Usually, nothing! They will disappear naturally. If you don't like the way they look, simply mow or rake them away. Fungicides generally aren't necessary.

⚠️ As always, don't eat wild mushrooms unless they have been positively identified as safe.

Learn more from K-State Extension: What is growing in my lawn? 👉 https://extension.k-state.edu/news-and-publications/news/stories/2026/06/horticulture-mushrooms-in-the-lawn.html

09/30/2026

When beef cattle producers administer injections, the choices they make can have a significant impact on effectiveness of the products being administered and carcass quality at the end of the production chain.

📰Read or 🎧listen to Episode 138 of the Canadian Beef Cattle Podcast, where we explore best practices for administering injects in beef cattle and how overlooking these can have broader consequences that affect the entire industry.

https://www.beefresearch.ca/blog/injection-best-practices-for-beef-cattle-video/

09/29/2026

Kansas has fewer feral pigs now than it did 20-25 years ago and we're dedicated to keeping it that way! Our wildlife agent, Adaven, has been in touch with state officials in light of some recent sightings. While not shooting at them seems counterintuitive, Kansas is held up as THE model of successful feral swine control.

09/28/2026

09/24/2026

Shaping up to be a beautiful 2026 Day on the Farm!! See you soon Franklin County 3rd graders!

09/22/2026

Don't forget! K-State Frontier Extension offers soil tests.
📍Located at each of our Frontier Extension locations: Lyndon, Garnett and Ottawa. Prices are located on our website:
https://www.frontierdistrict.k-state.edu/products-services/docs/Frontier%20District%20Farmer%20Gardener%20Price%20List%207-27-26.pdf
If you have any questions, please call 785-229-3520.

09/21/2026

Check out this cool video by our friends over in Johnson County!!