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Friday, Oct. 3, 2025
National/International
The power of breed diversity
10/2/25 Drovers
“Heterosis is a good thing,” says Phillip Lancaster, a cattle nutritionist at Kansas State University. “There are two things to keep in mind: if it gets too complicated and you backcross too much, you can lose the benefits. And it depends on which breeds you’re crossing. You get the most advantage when you cross Bos indicus with Bos taurus (cattle origins), for example.”
Struggling soybean farmers look to Washington for help on tariffs, but resources less available this time
10/2/25 Tribune Content Agency
"Everyone's talking about, ‘How do we get farmers through to October of '26,'" said Jennifer Ifft, an agriculture economist at Kansas State University. "They might have to go to Congress."
State/Regional
K-State offers degree path through Dodge City Community College
10/2/25 KSN
“We have to meet Kansans where they’re at and with what they need,” K-State Provost Jesse Perez Mendez said in a news release. “Community colleges like Dodge City Community College open doors, and land-grant universities like K-State help expand those opportunities. Together, we’re building brighter pathways for Kansas students.”
Beef and pork show slight drop in production
10/3/25 High Plains Journal
Production for 2025 was estimated at 25,826 million pounds compared to a month’s ago projection of 25,926 million pounds. Production in 2026 was estimated at 25,490 million pounds. Glynn Tonsor, a professor in the department of agricultural economics at Kansas State University, said the reduction in steer, heifer and cow processing was something he noted, too. “The herd size was already smaller, and any heifer retention efforts will further reduce near-term fed cattle slaughter volumes,” he said.