Tailgate season in Texas is a great time to enjoy football, friends and family while practicing food safety. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Michael Miller)

Don’t get sick at the tailgate party

Cutting vegetables opens the cell structure to allow natural sugars and proteins to interact with heat, says K-State food scientist Karen Blakeslee.

Take your veggies to the next level

Set of vacuum packed beef (iStock - Ilia Nesolenyi)

Be careful when vacuum-packing your foods

A food thermometer helps to assure the quality of food items and reduces over-cooking. (Photo courtesy of Kansas State University Research and Extension.)

Food Safety Education Month: Food thermometers are a kitchen must-have  

With the beginning of a new school year, parents and caregivers may be concerned about whether children are eating the food in their lunch boxes. The more important concern, though, is whether the food is safe to eat. (Photo courtesy of FAPC.)

K-State food safety expert shares tips for packing school lunches

All Aboard Wheat Harvest contributor wins soups and salads category in HPJ cookbook

Sorghum researcher discusses sorghum, bioenergy during webinar

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