Drones capture thermal images of cattle facilities. (K-State Research and Extension news service)

Researchers using drones to aid cattle feed yard sustainability

  • By Madeline Drake │ K-State Research and Extension news service
Cattle on pasture. (Adobe Stock │ #112955460 - Nazzu)

Brushing away bovine stress

  • By Bret Lanz │ Kansas State University Technology Development Institute
Agricultural irrigation system watering corn field. (Adobe Stock │ #85544358 - Solid photos)

K-State study: Slowing down pivots can improve water efficiency and yields

  • By Kelsey Stremel │ K-State Research and Extension news
Kansas State University nano-entomologist Amie Norton describes a process in which researchers discovered alfalfa’s ability to detect contaminants in water and milk. (Kansas State University)

Entomologists test alfalfa’s ability to detect mercury in water

At the end of March, students of Mary Foltz, assistant professor in the OSU School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, placed chambers in Oklahoma State University wheat fields to measure carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide emissions. (Photo by Mitchell Alcala, OSU Agriculture)

Environmental solutions through cover cropping

University of Nebraska–Lincoln scientist Huang Li, research assistant professor of biochemistry. (University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension)

Li receives support for bioenergy crop research

Two gray wolves (Photo: iStock - LeFion)

Prey size plays role with predators

Sorin Popescu, Ph.D., holds a UAV in his lab. Popescu is a leading expert in remote sensing and within the ecoinformatics field. He believes the future of natural resource conservation and land management will be guided by data and computer modeling. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Ecoinformatics researcher advances conservation science