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K-State, NASA highlight satellite technology for Kansas farms at Flickner Innovation Farm

K-State partners with Flickner Innovation Farm to test NASA satellite data under real-world farm conditions. NASA's Space for Ag tour recently brought...

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Food for Health training preps Kansas extension agents to help the state's residents

K-State Extension is bringing nutrition education to communities across Kansas with a new curriculum focused on healthy eating and chronic disease.

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4-Her's rare fossil find highlights Kansas State Fair exhibits

A Kansas 4-H field trip turned into a life-changing paleontological moment for 12-year-old Corbin Bullard when he uncovered the fossil of a Tylosaurus,...

A close-up shot of a fossil of a skull with visible teeth

Summit empowers Kansas food entrepreneurs' business growth

Turning a product into a successful business takes more than a great idea. K-State Extension's Kansas Food Business Startup Summit helps entrepreneurs...

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5 generations, one 4-H legacy

The Alpers family has spent 89 years building a 4-H legacy in central Kansas, spanning five generations of Jolly Workers 4-H Club members. From founding...

Marion Alpers sits surrounded by 14 of his great-grandchildren, all wearing 4-H shirts.

K-State field days connect deep roots of western Kansas research to modern solutions for producers

Upcoming field days in Garden City, Hays and Tribune will bring local community members, producers and agricultural industry partners together with...

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People with Purpose: Jay Harris

Jay Harris' leadership helps connect Kansas communities with research-based education that improves lives.

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K-State conducts regenerative agriculture research alongside Kansas farmers

As K-State works to advance agriculture, it leverages a network of Kansas farmers, known as the Kansas Soil Health Network, to conduct soil research...

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K-State graduate student explores cattle grazing as invasive grass management tool

Tasha Macholan is studying whether one routine management decision — where producers place cattle supplement — could improve calf performance...

Two people crouch over a metal grate in a field with cows standing behind them.

K-State steps up corn leafhopper monitoring after detections in Oklahoma

K-State and Kansas Corn have expanded a statewide monitoring network and free testing program to help farmers track corn leafhoppers and corn stunt...

Green corn plants are shown against a blue sky.