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Friday, Oct. 31, 2025

National/International

Soybean farmers hope Trump can pull off eleventh-hour deal with China
10/27/25 Washington Examiner
Allen Featherstone, head of the Agricultural Economics department at Kansas State University, said that if the administration can reopen the Chinese market for U.S. soybeans, it would be a “big deal.” He noted that in recent years, China has purchased between $12 billion and $17 billion worth of soybeans from U.S. farmers, but this year, that completely ground to a halt.

“It certainly has depressed prices, and that’s negatively affected income,” he told the Washington Examiner. “And soybeans are China's biggest import from the U.S., and so it certainly has caused soybean farmers to scramble for alternative markets, but being able to have China back in the buying mode will increase price.”

Local

K-State student gets $75K scholarship
10/31/25 KSNT
A K-State veterinary student is receiving a $75 thousand scholarship for her work with horses.

New K-State program could help with shortage of special education teachers in Kansas
10/30/25
“Special education is a high needs area and we have so many classrooms that don’t have qualified special education teachers in those classrooms,” said Lotta Larson. “We highly encourage anybody that has interest in education to apply for this program, and we welcome people with a bachelor’s degree in any field. Then of course, we provide the education they need in the education field.”