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New K-State research complex to drive innovation for the future of agriculture
K-State is expanding its capacity to develop crops, technologies and management strategies to support producers from Kansas...
Spinning sustainable food packaging
Elif Peker, a spring 2026 master's graduate in food sciences, is developing methods that can electrospin sorghum byproducts...
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New K-State research complex to drive innovation for the future of agriculture
Aug. 20, 2026K-State is expanding its capacity to develop crops, technologies and management strategies to support producers from Kansas to the world with the opening of the L. Eldon Gideon Agronomy...
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...
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...
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...
Rapid response fueled by Wildcat research
May 28, 2026In livestock disease response, timing determines whether an outbreak is contained or cascades through the entire production system. K-State experts presented research on disease response...
The science of spring burning
May 7, 2026Prescribed burns may look dramatic, but they're a critical tool for Flint Hills ranchers working to sustain grasslands and improve cattle grazing.
Building global grain solutions
April 13, 2026Seth Brooks and Hayden Cochran traveled to Thiès, Senegal, as part of an ongoing collaborative effort with the Center for the Improvement of Adaptation and Drought.
Data, disease and the future of livestock: Statewide summit April 29 to unite leaders in animal health
March 27, 2026Experts from across Kansas — including the state’s top veterinarian and researchers focused on emerging threats and advanced analytics — will gather April 29 in Council Grove...
K-State leads international collaboration for next-gen global agriculture solutions
March 2, 2026K-State researchers are developing an AI-driven system to help soybean farmers worldwide as part of an international project funded by the National Science Foundation.
Biomanufacturing initiative links education, industry and workforce needs
Feb. 13, 2026Kansas State University is continuing the Multidisciplinary Hiring Initiative in Biomanufacturing with four new faculty hires whose work strengthens research, training and workforce...
