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Tick talk
Do ticks jump? Will I get Alpha-gal syndrome from a tick bite? While tiny in size, ticks raise a large number of questions....
High-stakes engineering in a kiddie pool
Mixing high-stakes engineering with an Indy 500-themed backyard kiddie pool, a team of K-State students is hoping to return...
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Tick talk
Aug. 12, 2026Do ticks jump? Will I get Alpha-gal syndrome from a tick bite? While tiny in size, ticks raise a large number of questions. Cassandra Olds breaks down the facts behind one of summer's...
K-State field days connect deep roots of western Kansas research to modern solutions for producers
Aug. 4, 2026Upcoming field days in Garden City, Hays and Tribune will bring local community members, producers and agricultural industry partners together with K-State experts to discuss solutions...
High-stakes engineering in a kiddie pool
July 13, 2026Mixing high-stakes engineering with an Indy 500-themed backyard kiddie pool, a team of K-State students is hoping to return as champions again from the hands-on, real-time ASABE Fountain...
Spinning sustainable food packaging
July 8, 2026Elif Peker, a spring 2026 master's graduate in food sciences, is developing methods that can electrospin sorghum byproducts into useful, biodegradable packaging that can extend the...
K-State conducts regenerative agriculture research alongside Kansas farmers
July 2, 2026As K-State works to advance agriculture, it leverages a network of Kansas farmers, known as the Kansas Soil Health Network, to conduct soil research at seven farms across the state....
K-State graduate student explores cattle grazing as invasive grass management tool
June 29, 2026Tasha Macholan is studying whether one routine management decision — where producers place cattle supplement — could improve calf performance while helping manage invasive Old World...
Expanding access to agricultural education
June 25, 2026K-State is addressing challenges facing the state's agriculture sector head-on. Through a flexible new diversified agriculture program and a new K-State Southwest office in Garden City,...
Turning agricultural innovation into businesses
June 24, 2026Kansas State University researchers who want to turn ag innovation into validated businesses can now apply for the new Ag45 cohort of the National Science Foundation Great Plains I-Corps...
K-State steps up corn leafhopper monitoring after detections in Oklahoma
June 23, 2026K-State and Kansas Corn have expanded a statewide monitoring network and free testing program to help farmers track corn leafhoppers and corn stunt disease risk during the 2026 growing...
Building a better school breakfast
June 22, 2026A classroom project with real-world impact is helping connect Kansas agriculture to school cafeterias. Students in K‑State's Department of Grain and Food Science are working with...
