Wheat breeder Guorong Zhang developed the KS Bill Snyder wheat variety, using parents from the Hays and Manhattan breeding programs. He is pictured with the variety’s namesake, Coach Bill Snyder. (Photo by Bill Spiegel.)

From field to trophy: Kansas Wheat honors coach Bill Snyder

Three different kinds of potatoes, in bins at a farmer's market. (iStock │ #172937343 - TheCrimsonMonkey)

Potato…Po-tah-to: Knowing the variety makes a difference in how you cook versatile vegetable

  • By Pat Melgares │ K-State Research and Extension news service
Image of invasive Asian Longhorned tick. (U of A System Division of Agriculture photo by Kelly Loftin)

Asian longhorn tick, theileriosis concerning to K-State professor 

From farm kid to storyteller: Kylene on 20 years at HPJ | HPJ Talk

Close up of boy hands carving dough with cookie heart cutters. (Adobe Stock │ #409674758 - maxbelchenko)

K-State food scientist touts risk of eating raw flour and eggs

Choosing a sorghum hybrid for 2026

White packs of salad, cucumber, beet, pumpkin, tomato, paprika seeds on fresh dark soil background. Planting vegetables. Preparation for garden season in early spring. (Photo: iStock - FotoDuets)

Despite winter’s chill, gardeners can still prep for spring

HPJ Talk: Editor Dave Bergmeier on growing up in northwest Kansas, ag journalism, and telling producers’ stories