K-State in the news

Recent news highlights

Read some of today's top stories mentioning Kansas State University. Download an Excel file (xlsx) with all of the day's news stories.

See more K-State faculty, staff and students in the news in the clip archives.

Thursday, June 25, 2026

National/International

After drought and wildfires, wheat farmers in the Great Plains are in for a rough year
6/24/26 Nebraska Public Radio
Logan Simon, an agronomist for Kansas State University, said 20% of the wheat crop has been abandoned entirely. “That is very high for Kansas," he said. "That's not common for us." Simon said conditions during planting season showed a lot of promise, but then it stopped raining, and the wheat just could not push through.

State/Regional

How the Dust Bowl changed Kansas farming practices
6/23/26 KAKE
Brian Olson shared information about the Dust Bowl's impacts on crops and how farming practices changed as a result.