Cattle in a pasture (Photo courtesy of Kansas State University Research and Extension.)

Cattle Chat: Reasons to check for pregnancy 

All Aboard Harvest

Janel: Monster canola

Madison Crawford, who received her bachelor’s and master’s in zoology and physiology from University of Wyoming, poses in front of a bee poster in Lusha Tronstad’s office. Crawford led a study that tested the hypothesis that wind turbine color attracts insects. She was lead author of a paper that was published recently in the journal Western North American Naturalist. (Photo by Lusha Tronstad.)

UW research points to bug benefits from changing color of wind turbines

Senior couple jogging in the summer park (Photo: iStock - amoklv)

Overcoming Barriers to Physical Activity While Aging

Disposable electronic cigarettes in hand. (Photo: iStock - Yaroslav Litun)

Helping parents recognize warning signs of dangerous behaviors

Americans feel less connected to their communities post-COVID, according to a 2023 U.S. Surgeon General’s report on loneliness and social isolation. Montana State University has partnered with MU Extension and the MU Department of Psychological Sciences to study the connection between loneliness and mental health in agricultural workers and rural residents.

Loneliness can be as harmful as smoking

Sunflower (Courtesy photo.)

Sunflower markets

High Plains Journal received a Longevity Award for 60 consecutive years of having a booth at the Kansas State Fair (Photo by Patrick Ary - High Plains Journal)

60 years! HPJ receives prestigious fair award