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Thursday, March 12, 2026

National/International

Research progress on HPAI vaccine
3/12//26 Pet Food Processing
One such project utilized a bug-to-bird approach to deliver vaccines. The project, a partnership between Kansas State University, North Carolina State University and the Insect Farming Initiative, was featured at the annual conference. Laura Miller, associate professor of veterinary virology at Kansas State University and one of the project leads, said traditional vaccine approaches often fail for several reasons beyond the federal trade policy constraints.

Cattle Markets Face Tight Supplies, Middle East Tensions, and Weather Risks
3/11/26 RFD TV
Glynn Tonsor, a livestock economist at Kansas State University, says geopolitical developments in the Middle East are influencing broader financial markets. “Developments in the Middle East, the broader discussion about oil prices — one step from that is macroeconomic and stagflation concerns, and sort of renewed questions about what that means for trade and the broader market,” Tonsor said. “Everything got kind of bearish, and there’s kind of a risk-off move, the way I would describe it. A lot of positioning leaving various commodities, not necessarily oil, but other commodities, and certainly the equity market — putting cash on the sidelines when uncertainty is heightened.”

Local

Study trip to Indonesia affects Ross Latta’s outlook on culture, career
3/11/26 Marysville Advocate
A May 2025 graduate in human resources management and now a human resource administrator for Dollar General, Latta traveled to Pontianak City, West Kalimantan, Indonesia, as part of the Cross-Cultural International Program, a partnership between the K-State College of Business and Universitas Tanjungpura, or UNTAN.