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Monday, Sept. 21, 2026
State/Regional
K-State's 2026 'State of the University' address includes celebration of new agriculture center
9/18/2026 WIBW
The leaders of Kansas State University are highlighting the school's successes and looking to the future during the 2026 State of the University address Friday. K-State President Dr. Richard Linton delivered the address Friday afternoon, in celebration of the university’s efforts to become the next-generation land-grant university. Linton shared some new goals for K-State's Next-Gen strategic plan, saying higher education faces many challenges; however, he views them as opportunities to advance discovery and make a meaningful impact in Kansas.
Testing the way we've always done it: K-State's TAPS program helps producers test new approaches to water and farm management
9/18/2026 Farm&Ranch Plains Edition
The TAPS network spans production regions from humid and subtropical systems to the semi-arid High Plains, bringing very different experiences with water, risk and management into the same conversation. "Bringing the network to western Kansas gives participants a chance to see what managing a limited water resource looks like in practice," said Daran Rudnick, K-State director of sustainable irrigation and co-founder of TAPS. "But it also gives us the opportunity to learn from producers coming from very different production environments. That exchange is really important to what TAPS is trying to accomplish."
K-State, NASA highlight satellite technology for farms at Flickner Innovation Farm
9/19/2026 Q Country
Scientists and officials from NASA stopped by the Flickner Innovation Farm in late August to check in on the progress of a partnership that is helping to shape the future of space-based tools for agriculture. The event — part of NASA's "Space for Ag" tour — brought together researchers, farmers, extension specialists, policymakers and NASA scientists to explore how satellite data can help producers manage water, improve crop health and plan for long-term sustainability. "This unique collaboration brings NASA's space-based capabilities and satellite data together with K-State's ability to test that information under real-world farm conditions," said Hans Coetzee, vice president for research at Kansas State University. "Water, soil health and agricultural resilience are wicked problems. They are too complex for any one discipline or institution to solve, so progress depends on bringing the right people, knowledge and capabilities together."
Kansas KidWind teams honored at Statehouse after world championship wins
9/18/2026 Hutch Post
This year was a banner year for the Kansas KidWind Challenge, with a record number of schools, teams and students that participated across all events. It also marks the first time Kansas has had a champion in each of the three age divisions at the World KidWind Challenge. The Kansas KidWind Challenge is organized by the Kansas Energy Program, or KEP, a program within the Engineering Extension at K-State, with funding provided by the Kansas Corporation Commission Energy Office.