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Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026

National/International

Cotton farmers embracing new technology to boost efficiency
2/11/26 KCBD
Jonathan Aguilar, an engineering specialist at Kansas State University, focuses on turning research into practical applications for farmers. “For a researcher, they may be talking about the probability, the probability of this going into this way, rather than just a yes or a no,” Aguilar said. “Many farmers, particularly in their operation, that decision may just be a few seconds that they have to make, rather than look at all the possibilities, they just say ‘let me know, is it a green or a red?’”

When love lies: How to spot the signs of financial infidelity
2/11/26 Quartz
"It means that you're ashamed of what you're doing, or you feel like you don't have power in your relationship, or you feel like you don't have conflict resolution skills with your partner," Megan McCoy said. "These little indicators of financial infidelity can almost be a sign, and if we could get people to see them, then we could fix it early on."