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Cautious girl checking the smell of her diary product. (iStock │ #1838896474 - nicoletaionescu)
Food Safety, Home and Family

Foul odor in you refrigerator or freezer could be a food safety issue

A bad smell in the refrigerator or freezer could signal a potential food safety issue, says a Kansas State University food safety specialist. Read More

Photo of an adult female Asian longhorned tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis, on a blade of grass. (Photo courtesy James Gathany via the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.)
Animal Health, Editors, General, Health & Wellness, Kylene Scott, Livestock

KDA, KDHE identifies Asian longhorned tick in Kansas

Konza Prairie Fires (Photo: K-State Research and Extension)
Cow Calf, Kansas, Land, Livestock, Oklahoma, Ranchland, Soil Health

Prescribed fire season starts in Flint Hills

Blue-green algae showing up early in Kansas waterways

  • By Pat Melgares │ K-State Research and Extension
Gov. Laura Kelly delivers remarks at the 2023 Governor's Conference on the Future of Water. (Courtesy photo.)

Kansas governor speaks at water conference 

(Journal photo by Natalie Sleichter.)

Seaboard Foods receives permitting for two swine production facilities in Ford County 

Gov. Laura Kelly announces assistance for cattle producers affected by heat wave

COVID vaccines are on the way; patience is urged

Researchers study use of hay bales to prevent blue-green algae blooms

KDHE encourages reduced spring pasture burns

Less prescribed burning took place in the Flint Hills this year