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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...
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...
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Summit empowers Kansas food entrepreneurs' business growth
Aug. 20, 2026Turning a product into a successful business takes more than a great idea. K-State Extension's Kansas Food Business Startup Summit helps entrepreneurs take that next step by connecting...
5 generations, one 4-H legacy
Aug. 17, 2026The 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 member Clarence Alpers to his...
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...
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...
