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Tuesday, July 21, 2026

National/International

MSU mobile vet clinic assists shelters struggling to obtain veterinary care
07/20/26 The State News
The Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine launched the Community Medicine Program and a mobile surgical unit last month, offering spay-and-neuter services to shelters that struggle to access veterinary care. Their inspiration for the program came from Kansas State University's mobile vet clinic.

State/Regional

How you can protect your garden from raccoons
07/20/26 KSNT-TV
Raccoons tend to hunt, raid and scavenge any food they can. According to the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP), there are an estimated 20-40 raccoons per mile depending on the location. Raccoons are friendly in nature but can also destroy your garden and crops if not protected properly. Kansas State University wildlife expert Drew Ricketts has recommendations on how to defend your crops from them.

Local

Law professor outlines data center concerns for rural landowners
07/21/26 Manhattan Mercury
The potential for data centers being built in Pottawatomie County gives rural landowners an uneasy future, an agriculture law professor said. Roger McEowen is the Kansas Farm Bureau professor of agricultural law and taxation at Washburn and also teaches undergraduate agricultural law courses at K-State. He said on a podcast aired July 15 that the dynamic farmers are primarily concerned is big infrastructure and its burden on neighbors.