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Monday, June 9, 2025

National/International

Rethinking pest control as a nutritional investment
6/6/2025 Feed&Grain
A recent wheat milling yield trial conducted by Dr. Jeff Gwirtz, adjunct faculty member at Kansas State University’s Department of Grain Science and Industry, developed a financial model to illustrate how seemingly small losses from insect infestation compound throughout the production process of flour mills.

3 Factors Fueling Americans' Obsession with Protein
6/6/2025 Drovers
"Meat protein, not just pork or not just beef, but meat is having a moment. I'm an economist, so I have concerns on the macroeconomic front, but it is exciting to be in an era where the public's desire for meat protein is growing," says Glynn Tonsor, a professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Kansas State University.

State/Regional

Annual K-State Garden Party celebrates 150 years
6/6/2025 WIBW
K-State’s Gardens have stood strong for 150 years. For the next 50-100 years, K-State President Richard Linton hopes to see the gardens be centralized in the University’s master plan. "I'd like to see the gardens incorporated into the master plan of the University," Linton told 13 NEWS. "That's actually going to be centralized and focalized."

From Topeka neighborhood to Kansas farms, this program promotes digital skills
6/8/2025 Salina Journal
How K-State will promote AI among Kansas farmers and ranchers: Kansas State University is receiving about $210,000 for a statewide digital agriculture navigator project. The project summary said artificial intelligence, machine learning and other digital technology innovations have the potential to benefit agriculture.