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People with Purpose: Jay Harris
Jay Harris' leadership helps connect Kansas communities with research-based education that improves lives.
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,...
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People with Purpose: Jay Harris
July 13, 2026Jay Harris' leadership helps connect Kansas communities with research-based education that improves lives.
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...
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...
Residents rally to rebuild grocery store in Dighton
June 22, 2026When Dighton's only grocery store was destroyed by fire, residents faced long drives for basic necessities. A community-led effort, supported by K-State's Rural Grocery Initiative,...
Study: Post-wheat cover crops offer grazing potential
June 19, 2026Could wheat stubble do more than sit idle? A new multistate study involving K‑State researchers highlights how cover crops planted after wheat harvest can create grazing opportunities,...
Practical research to help producers
June 9, 2026K-State graduate student Zach Carson is exploring ways western Kansas producers can intensify cropping systems while improving profitability and protecting soil through research at...
Kansas officials urge vigilance after New World screwworm detected in Texas calf
June 8, 2026Kansas agriculture and animal health officials are urging livestock producers, veterinarians and pet owners to remain vigilant following confirmation of a New World screwworm infestation...
Foraging solutions in foreign fields
June 1, 2026K‑State's Romulo Lollato and Australia's John Kirkegaard are collaborating to learn from each other's wheat production systems and strengthen agriculture industries separated by an...
Sedimentary sleuths
May 15, 2026K-State biological and agricultural engineer Trisha Moore is leading a project to test the effect of water injection dredging on sediment levels in the Big Blue and Kansas Rivers.
