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Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025

National/International

Tyson's beef plant closure will impact a reliant town and ranchers nationwide
11/24/25 ABC News
Tyson Foods' decision to close a beef plant that employs nearly one third of residents of Lexington, Nebraska, could devastate the small city and undermine the profits of ranchers nationwide. Kansas State University agricultural economist Glynn Tonsor said it's hard to predict whether imports will continue to account for roughly 20% of the U.S. beef supply next year.

First characterization of mosquito vector abundance and diversity on commercial swine farms in the United States
11/24/25 Nature
This study is the first in the United States to characterize mosquito vector abundance and diversity on commercial swine farms. Between June and October 2024, bi-weekly mosquito sampling was conducted on ten farms (five sow farms and five wean-to-market farms (WTM)) in southeast Iowa using BG-Pro light traps (Biogents AG, Regensburg, Germany). Specimens from BG traps were immediately anesthetized using dry ice, transferred into Falcon tubes, and kept on dry ice for transport to the entomology laboratory at Kansas State University, where they were sorted, sexed, counted, and identified to species.

State/Regional

K-State collaborates with businesses throughout Kansas to be a leading partner in achieving success
11/24/25 3KSN
Kansas State University's Rachelle Banwart, executive director of corporate engagement, and Emily Garwood, associate director of corporate engagement, sat down with KSN to discuss the various ways K-State supports Kansas businesses across all sectors and establishes itself as a premier partner to businesses throughout the state.